Vatna Glacier

2021 • USA • 56 min • Charlie Tennessen

Family Friendly, First Time Filmmaker, Filmmaker in Attendance

The true story of an ancient crop, a farmer, and a pizza, this self-made film follows one season of wheat production on Anarchy Acres, a tiny farm in Wisconsin. One passionate farmer is working to re-create the flavors of 19th century Wisconsin by growing out rare wheat cultivars from samples held in seed banks. Anarchy Acres uses a team of miniature donkeys for some field work, and pays close attention to sustainable farming practices. Food, the environment, and mutual respect are lived out in a millennia-old cycle.

2024 • USA • 27 min • Christy Frank and Alex Goetz

Filmmaker in Attendance, Family Friendly, Making Waves Recipient, Michigan Premiere, Staff Pick

With the goal of banding 100,000 birds, this film follows Tom and Paula Bartlett on their quest throughout northwest Ohio, and the impact they have not only on bird research, but those they meet along the way. 

2025 • USA • 12 min • Tom Deschenes and Nisogaabokwe Melonee Montano

Filmmaker in Attendance, Michigan Premiere

Indigenous and Western ways of knowing come together through the collaboration of a Anishinaabe scholar and college professor to redefine our understanding of wilderness and argue for the return of fire to our forests.