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OCT 16-19
MQT, MI

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OCT 16-19, 2025 • Marquette, MIchigan

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For Nokomis

  • Year 2025
  • Country USA
  • Runtime 11 min
  • Director Ainsley Patterson
  • Notes Filmmaker in Attendance, Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere, World Premiere, Student Filmmaker
  • Topics
    • Culture
    • Current Events
    • Diversity
    • Family Friendly
    • First Nations
    • Kickass Ladies
    • Michigan

Film Synopsis

A short documentary about three generations of Ojibwe women from L’Anse, Michigan, sharing their stories about intergenerational trauma.


Showings

Fri, Oct 17 Friday, Oct 17
Fri12:00PM

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Women's Federated Clubhouse

  • The Seven Grandfathers Teachings
  • The Little Ancestor
  • First Waves Beaver County
  • Yours, Marquette: A Project Knot Work FIlm
  • For Nokomis
  • Beneath The Surface
  • Roots
Sat, Oct 18 Saturday, Oct 18
Sat12:00PM

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The Honorable Distillery

  • The Seven Grandfathers Teachings
  • The Little Ancestor
  • First Waves Beaver County
  • Yours, Marquette: A Project Knot Work FIlm
  • For Nokomis
  • Beneath The Surface
  • Roots
  • Filmmakers in attendance
  • Subjects in attendance
  • Contains adult language
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Fresh Coast Film Festival
221 W Washington St
Marquette, MI  49855

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