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Family Friendly, Subject in Attendance, Filmmaker in Attendance, Staff Pick

John and Nahli Curtis are a father daughter duo on a mission to spread the stoke behind empowering young female athletes. Counter Methods is a documentary that gives an insider look at an epic adventure to the furthest most reaches of Michigan’s U.P, the Keweenaw Peninsula, and Midwest powder Mecca Mount Bohemia.

The Iron Town

2022 • USA • 20 min • John Scheibe

Filmmaker in Attendance, Has Subtitles, Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere, World Premiere, First Time Filmmaker

The discovery of iron ore in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and how one small town hopes to outlive the industry that followed.

Grounded

2026 • USA • 85 min • Nathan Buck and Claire Hannah Collins

Filmmaker in Attendance, Family Friendly

A group of high school students at a boarding school in Northern Michigan set out to make a film about regenerative farming, only to get tangled in the contradictions between what they learn and the system that feeds them.