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MQT, MI

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OCT 16-19, 2025 • Marquette, MIchigan

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Screened at FCFF 2022

  • Year 2021
  • Country USA
  • Runtime 10 min
  • Director Tanner Hamilton, Bri Fall, and Abi Bair
  • Notes First Time Filmmaker
  • Topics
    • current events
    • environment
    • great lakes
    • michigan
    • midwest

Film Synopsis

A behind-the-scenes look at Grand Haven’s historic lighthouses, and the group of volunteers dedicated to saving them.

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