The Films
Tahnaanooku'
- Year 2024
- Country USA
- Runtime 7 min
- Director Justin Deegan
Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere
An artistic celebration of the environmental activism of Darline Deegan and her efforts to protect the land of her Indigenous community.
To Be a Good Home
- Year 2024
- Country USA
- Runtime 16 min
- Director Evan Flom
Filmmaker in Attendance, Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere, First Time Filmmaker
To Be A Good Home follows three women who farm and steward land in northern Minnesota. Kaitlyn is a descendant of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, tending her plot at the place of the gardens, Gitigaaning. Starr is an urban farmer, feeding her community near the shores of Gichigami. Hannah is a regenerative farmer, building soil and caring for her herd along Medicine Creek.
Island Zero
- Year 2024
- Country USA
- Runtime 12 min
- Director Ryan Broussard and Joshua Sisolak
First Time Filmmaker, Michigan Premiere
The mayor of an island off the coast of Virginia hopes to have his town saved from rising tides.
Forward
- Year 2024
- Country USA
- Runtime 17 min
- Director Palmer Morse
Michigan Premiere, Filmmaker in Attendance
While navigating a myriad of life challenges, Anjelica Avella turned to the outdoors to improve her mental health only to discover a noticeable lack of other plus-size women of color on trail. By posting a simple flyer looking for more women to hike with, Anjelica created a community she never could have imagined.
From The Heartland
- Year 2023
- Country USA
- Runtime 15 min
- Director Matt Coddaire
Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere
From the Heartland is a candid depiction of American Agriculture and the rural towns reliant on its success. But when an industry’s ability to thrive is dependent on progress, how does a family farm discard their traditional practices to try something new and save the land?