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4 films in this block • 62 minutes

The Films

Serving as an Example: Small Sustainability Steps to Make a Big Difference

  • Year 2024
  • Country USA
  • Runtime 7 min
  • Director Makaylee Kuhn and Mark Shevy

Filmmaker in Attendance, Family Friendly

The NMU Volleyball team is known for big action when they serve, bump, set, and spike on the court. Off the court, they serve as an example for how we can make changes to take better care of our environment.

Racing for the Next 7

  • Year 2024
  • Country Canada
  • Runtime 15 min
  • Director Graeme Meiklejohn

Michigan Premiere

“The Seventh Generation Principle is an indigenous concept originating from the Haudenosaunee (also known as the Iroquois Confederacy), in which you think about the next seven generations coming after you in your words, work, and actions; and to remember the seven generations who came before you.

We are not racing for us; we are challenging ourselves to lead our youth for the next seven generations.” - Indigenous Women Outdoors

Born in the Barn: Part 6 "Last Game in the Barn"

  • Year 2024
  • Country USA
  • Runtime 25 min
  • Director Kristin Ojaniemi

Filmmaker in Attendance, Family Friendly

Born in the Barn: Part 6 “Last Game in the Barn” - The 1990’s bring another generation of Ewen-Trout Creek Panther girls and boys ballers on the court for many records, hard losses, and a lifetime of memories. The Last Game in the Barn is played in 1998. The 2022 team continues to dominate the tournaments with a quarterfinal win, sending the E-TC boys downstate for the first time in 40 years. “Born in the Barn” is an 8-part docu-series completed in 2024.

Strong Grandma

  • Year 2023
  • Country USA
  • Runtime 15 min
  • Director Cecilia Brown, Winslow Crane-Murdoch

Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere

95 year old Catherine Kuehn is a world record winning deadlifter. As she prepares for her last competition she reflects on the love, and the loss, that brought her to this moment.