5 must-see movies at Chagrin Documentary Film Festival

Here are five worth checking out:

🎥 "Micronations": Cleveland filmmaker Joe Kowalski's first feature dives into the eccentric world of people who create their own countries — complete with kings, queens and international summits.

• The film premiered at Tribeca in June.

🚔 "Crime & Parody": Director Will Thwaites chronicles Anthony Novak's legal battle after he created a parody Facebook page mocking Parma police in 2016.

• The free-speech case eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

🚂 "The Bulldogs": The film follows East Palestine residents after the national media moved on from the devastating 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment.

🍺 "Lagerland": A deep exploration of Cleveland's beer history, from its German brewing roots and industry consolidation to the modern craft-beer revival.

🚠 "Hanging by a Wire": The opening-night film recounts the dramatic 2023 rescue of eight people trapped in a cable car dangling high above a valley in Pakistan.

If you go: The festival runs Oct. 6-11 at venues around Chagrin Falls.