Flag Day

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Flag Day

Jun 2026

1h 15m

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Holiday

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Set in the small farming community of Three Oaks, Michigan -- home to the nation’s largest Flag Day parade -- Flag Day is a verité portrait of ritual, identity, and belonging in an era of deep political division. Somewhere between tradition and transformation lies this village, whose annual parade has become a pageant of American aspiration and memory. Over the course of Flag Day weekend, the film immerses viewers in the lives of a diverse cross-section of townspeople: veterans, local business owners, marching bands, and volunteers who, for one weekend each June, create an event that is at once nostalgic and reflective of the tensions of our time. Their stories reveal both the beauty and the fragility of community life in a time of polarization. Flag Day was filmed in an observational, verité style, capturing moments of humor, conflict, and grace as the community prepares for its defining ritual. The film offers a ground-level portrait of civic life -- a portrait that holds both the good and the hard truths of being American. The project asks what binds us together today and whether those bonds can still be renewed.

Kyle Smith

Wall Street Journal

Jun 12

“Flag Day” may train its cameras on a small town, but its vision is expansive.

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Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

Jun 12

3/4

It’s a modest but meaningful documentary.

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Mark Jackson

Epoch Times

Jul 2

3.5/5

"Flag Day" is a good way to reflect on the American way—the way the Founding Fathers imagined it—as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, this July 4.

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Landen Fulton

In Review Online

Jun 19

If Flag Day is an attempt at bipartisanship in a time of division, the result is remarkably tone-deaf and mundane.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Jun 16

A dull and just mildly engaging documentary.

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Bill Cooper

Spectrum Culture

Jun 15

In a strongly divisive country where it’s hard to be patriotic, Flag Day reminds us of why community matters — if we can leave our cynicism behind.

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Set in the small farming community of Three Oaks, Michigan -- home to the nation’s largest Flag Day parade -- Flag Day is a verité portrait of ritual, identity, and belonging in an era of deep political division. Somewhere between tradition and transformation lies this village, whose annual parade has become a pageant of American aspiration and memory. Over the course of Flag Day weekend, the film immerses viewers in the lives of a diverse cross-section of townspeople: veterans, local business owners, marching bands, and volunteers who, for one weekend each June, create an event that is at once nostalgic and reflective of the tensions of our time. Their stories reveal both the beauty and the fragility of community life in a time of polarization. Flag Day was filmed in an observational, verité style, capturing moments of humor, conflict, and grace as the community prepares for its defining ritual. The film offers a ground-level portrait of civic life -- a portrait that holds both the good and the hard truths of being American. The project asks what binds us together today and whether those bonds can still be renewed.

Director: Andrew Shea, Melissa Shea
Producer: Andrew Shea, Melissa Shea
Distributor: Abramorama
Production Co: Abramorama, Shea Productions
Genre: Documentary, Holiday
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 12, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 15m