{"id":2051338,"date":"2025-09-26T09:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2051338"},"modified":"2025-09-26T09:30:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:30:21","slug":"which-films-won-big-at-the-2025-soo-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/which-films-won-big-at-the-2025-soo-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Which films won big at the 2025 Soo Film Festival?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 2025 Soo Film Festival took place Sept. 10-14 in Sault Ste. Marie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The event took place at the historic Soo Theatre and Bayliss Public Library, according to a community announcement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The documentary feature award went to &#8220;Did You Guys Eat? \/ Ya Comieron: Stories of Michigan Agriculture,&#8221; directed by Stephany Slaughter, at the 2025 Soo Film Festival.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Attendees voted for their favorite films, resulting in several winners across different categories. The narrative feature winner was &#8220;So Fades the Light,&#8221; directed by Get Super Rad. The documentary feature award went to &#8220;Did You Guys Eat? \/ Ya Comieron: Stories of Michigan Agriculture,&#8221; directed by Stephany Slaughter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&quot;So Fades the Light,&quot; directed by Get Super Rad, was the narrative feature winner at the 2025 Soo Film Festival.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/1VaabCcLiSIy.eEuH9bF5A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0MjI7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the-sault-news\/afebfb4f8160bf9c8f995d33336ebd9f\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>&#8220;So Fades the Light,&#8221; directed by Get Super Rad, was the narrative feature winner at the 2025 Soo Film Festival.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other winners included &#8220;Sacred Waters: Anishinaabeg Naagdawenmaanaanig Giigoonhkewin&#8221; for documentary short and &#8220;A-Okay&#8221; for student documentary short. The animation category was won by &#8220;Livid Mortis,&#8221; while &#8220;Bounce&#8221; took the student animation award. &#8220;Sidekicks&#8221; won narrative short, &#8220;Sarcum&#8221; won international narrative short, and &#8220;The Most Delicious Game&#8221; won student narrative short. The music video category was won by &#8220;How&#8217;d You Feel (About Talkin&#8217; to Me)&#8221; by Bogue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The next Soo Film Festival is scheduled for Sept. 16-20, 2026. Find out more at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soofilmfestival.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:soofilmfestival.org;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">soofilmfestival.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This story was created by Janis Reeser, jreeser@gannett.com, with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">https:\/\/cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on The Sault News: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sooeveningnews.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/09\/26\/winners-announced-for-2025-soo-film-festival-in-sault-ste-marie\/86296543007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Winners announced for 2025 Soo Film Festival in Sault Ste. Marie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Winners announced for 2025 Soo Film Festival in Sault Ste. Marie<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 Soo Film Festival took place Sept. 10-14 in Sault Ste. Marie. The event took place at the historic Soo Theatre and Bayliss Public Library, according to a community announcement. 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