Family Friendly, Filmmaker in Attendance, First Time Filmmaker
A year in the making - a story of the beauty of a peninsula, the power of its community, and how they overlap in an annual dogsled race.
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29 films at Fresh Coast 2023
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A Copper Dog Film
A Two Hearted Tale
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Michigan Premiere, First Time Filmmaker, Staff Pick
Bell’s Two-Hearted Ale is America’s No.1 IPA. The now infamous & iconic trout image is found in every convenience store nationwide. The legends behind this label and many …
Anishinaabe Manidookewin (Ceremonies of the Anishinaabe at Lac Court Oreilles)
Filmmaker in Attendance, Michigan Premiere, World Premiere
The Lac Court Oreilles community in northern Wisconsin has persevered through loss of land, language, and culture. These losses resulted in historical trauma that continues to …
Apayauq
Michigan Premiere, Staff Pick, Adult Language
Apayauq Reitan’s journey of gender, mental health, and purpose on her way to become the first out transgender woman to complete the legendary Iditarod sled dog race across …
Baltic Avenue
World Premiere, Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance
The official music video premiere for “Baltic Avenue” by The Thirties. This far out commentary on the housing crisis was filmed aboard a float in the 2023 Marquette 4th …
First Person
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Adult Language
A genre-bending, monologue driven film. 10 stories, 10 locations. One town, Appleton, Wisconsin, plays the 11th character.
Girl with Bangs
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance
The official music video for “Girl with Bangs” by Marquette-based musician Hairday. This upbeat earworm will be stuck in your head all day. Featuring a visually …
I Built a Fire
Filmmaker in Attendance
The official music video for “I Built a Fire” by celebrated Marquette-area musician Michael Waite. Shot in slow motion around a towering bonfire, this reflective piece …
Inseparable: Myia
Michigan Premiere, Family Friendly
As one of only 30 fluent Squamish language speakers left in Squamish Nation, Myia Antone teaches as a way to preserve her language for generations to come. Seeking to learn more …
Inseparable: Skye
Michigan Premiere
For time immemorial, climbing has been a traditional activity for Kanaka Maoli. While history shows Native Hawaiians climbed over mountains and scrambled rocks to trade goods and …
Islanders
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Adult Language
Amidst a shifting music scene, electro-pop duo FINKEL departs LA for Michigan’s Mackinac Island. Jane and Brian, partners in music and life, brave winter’s challenges …
Kukeri: Dancing Demons Away
Has Subtitles, Staff Pick
Once a year, the Bulgarian tradition of Kukeri unites a small village as residents wear intricate masks and costumes and dance at night.
KUMARI: A Father's Dream
Has Subtitles, Michigan Premiere
Deep in rural Nepal, a group of childhood friends channels their resources and energy into fulfilling Jagat Lama’s promise to his dying father; to bring medical care to their …
Local Legends: Milverine
Staff Pick
There’s a mysterious man in Milwaukee nicknamed “The Milverine” because of his resemblance to X-man character Wolverine. He has a theme song, there is a beer emblazoned with …
Marqueetown
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Adult Language, Michigan Premiere, World Premiere, Staff Pick
No one fights to preserve a multiplex, but some people will risk everything to save a marquee. Through booms and busts, Delft Theatres Inc. - and its innovative gem, The Nordic - …
Northern Nights, Starry Skies
Filmmaker in Attendance, Family Friendly, Staff Pick
A visually stunning celebration of our spectacular starry skies above the world’s largest designated Dark Sky sanctuary. Ojibwe, Dakota cultural astronomers and other experts share …
Ora Et Labora
Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere
Inspired by the growth of the American craft beer movement, a group of Catholic monks in Spencer, Massachusetts produces America’s first “Trappist-certified” beer, a historically …
School of Fish
Michigan Premiere
Indigenous people and salmon have been intertwined for thousands of years in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Today, kids learn from elders to fish but must also learn to fight, as pollution …
Senghor Reid: Make Way For Tomorrow
Filmmaker in Attendance, Staff Pick
Filmmakers Desmond Love and Eden Sabolboro illuminate the world of visual artist Senghor Reid, who draws inspiration for his paintings from current events and from his hometown of …
Sight Unseen: Norway
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Family Friendly, World Premiere
_Sight Unseen: Norway** **_is a short film that dives deep into the personal and emotional impact that riding in unfamiliar places can have on a rider. It’s ultimately a …
Taste Of Work - Round's Diner
Filmmaker in Attendance
Long offering refuge to newcomers and regulars alike, Round’s, the iconic Traverse City diner, has a history dating back to 1947. This episode explores the meaning of a diner …
The Great Storm of 1872
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Family Friendly
November 27th, 1872, the schooner-barges Jupiter, and Saturn broke their tow lines and went aground west of Whitefish Point. 15 people died that day…15 souls never seen again. Join …
The Mud on Their Hands
Filmmaker in Attendance, Has Subtitles, Family Friendly
Tyronne Edwards is a pastor and a 5th generation resident in a small, southern Louisiana town. His ancestors fought for the right for his family to live in the town of Phoenix, so …
The Orchestra Chuck Built
Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere, Subject in Attendance, Filmmaker in Attendance
In 2016, the League of American Orchestras conducted a study that revealed a shocking statistic: only 1.8% of the professional orchestra workforce in the US is Black. From an old …
The Trapline
Michigan Premiere
A Yukon trapper, in the twilight of his career, passes along his ethos and his trapline to a young woman determined to carry on his work.
This is the Way We Rise
Adult Language
THIS IS THE WAY WE RISE is an exploration into the creative process, following Native Hawaiian slam poet Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio as her calling to protect sacred sites atop …
Two Track
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, World Premiere
The mellow and charming music video for Ethan Bott’s “Two Track.” Hop in the passenger seat of a vintage Chevy truck and take a cruise down a Michigan backroad in …
Yooper Wisdom
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere, World Premiere
Embark on an insightful perspective into the realm of empowered “Yooper” women residing in Michigan’s remote Upper Peninsula. Meet Kim Kee and her extraordinary …
Zombie
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, World Premiere
The official music video for “Zombie” by Hairday. Follow Hairday as he stalks through the night with a shovel in hand, searching for warmth in a cold and haunted world. …