Father the Flame

2019 • USA • 13 min • Kate Arpke Houle

Filmmaker in Attendance

A look at the competitive sport of lumberjacking, its history, its people, its growing diversity, and how logging has uniquely defined the Midwest for over the past century.

2018 • USA • 6 min • Jason Whalen & Chris Zuker

Family Friendly, Filmmaker in Attendance

In October 2018, a once in a lifetime project was completed in the McCormick Wilderness Area, deep within the Michigamme Highlands in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Nature Conservancy and the US Forest Service teamed up to tackle a trail rehab project in an inaccessible part of the wilderness. A team of Forest Service employees and their string of pack mules came to the rescue to make this project possible.

2024 • USA • 10 min • Christopher Lemkuil

Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance

Food security is an issue for residents of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. (In)Security explores the food systems in the U.P., and how a few organizations are working to improve access to quality food.