The Films
Feature Previews | FCFF Free!
- Year 2025
- Runtime 10 min
A mashup of teasers for the amazing feature films on offer at Fresh Coast 2025!
Breaking Ice: The Making of Cracks in the Ice
- Year 2025
- Country USA
- Runtime 4 min
- Director Jason Lindsey
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere, World Premiere
“Breaking Ice” follows photographer Jason Lindsey creating his “Cracks in the Ice” series after his son Björn asked what the world will look like due to climate change. Unable to give clear answers to a child who craves stability due to his medical history, Lindsey turns to art to explore this question.
Detroit to Gloryland
- Year 2024
- Country USA
- Runtime 6 min
- Director Thea Stutsman
Subject in Attendance, Family Friendly, Representative in Attendance
Eight Detroit youth venture to Yosemite National Park to meet legendary Park Ranger and fellow Detroiter, Shelton Johnson. A homecoming in the High Sierra ensues and the next generation is inspired to connect with and protect precious outdoor spaces.
A Paranormal Night in Eagle Harbor Lighthouse
- Year 2025
- Country USA
- Runtime 15 min
- Director Eric Machiela
Filmmaker in Attendance, Michigan Premiere, World Premiere
On the shores of the Keweenaw Peninsula, a group of paranormal investigators break out their ghost hunting equipment and expertise to prove the historic Eagle Harbor Lighthouse is haunted. But their evidence leaves some unconvinced.
Dinosaur Fish
- Year 2025
- Country USA
- Runtime 23 min
- Director Jason Whalen
Filmmaker in Attendance
The Lake Sturgeon has existed virtually unchanged for more than 130 million years. It survived a meteor impact, it outlived the dinosaurs but we’ve found out it couldn’t survive human development. With only 1% remaining in the Great Lakes, conservationists in Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay are working to bring this icon species back to the waters.