In the Wind

3 films in this block • 75 minutes

The Films

Where the Wind Takes You

  • Year 2025
  • Country Norway
  • Runtime 12 min
  • Director Ryan Rumpca / Nate Dodge

Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere, Filmmaker in Attendance

Following in his father’s footsteps of polar exploration, captain Peter Schurke takes us up the West coast of Svalbard in a small sailboat, dwarfed by the towering mountains of this arctic archipelago.

Platte To Platte

  • Year 2025
  • Country USA
  • Runtime 18 min
  • Director Grant Piering

Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere, World Premiere

Grant takes an unconventional road trip in a tiny 33 year old kei car from Japan, with a simple goal: to challenge the narrative that electric vehicles are the greener choice.

ʻAʻā (An Islands Twinkle)

  • Year 2025
  • Country USA
  • Runtime 45 min
  • Director Mysto

Family Friendly

A cross pacific journey to find one’s homeland on a 26 foot voyaging canoe. Join a pacific islanders path from learning the stars to eventually re discovering their island.