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MQT, MI

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OCT 16-19, 2025 • Marquette, MIchigan

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Call in the Crèche

Screened at FCFF 2023

  • Year 2023
  • Country United States
  • Runtime 11 min
  • Director Tim Guthrie
  • Notes Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere, Filmmaker in Attendance
  • Topics
    • animals
    • climate change
    • environment
    • family friendly

Film Synopsis

A mini-doc about a crèche in Paparoa, New Zealand, focused on saving an iconic species of kiwi, and how that relates to protecting the entire ecosystem.

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Marquette, MI  49855

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