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 …
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34 films at Fresh Coast 2022
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25 Weeks: A Wisconsin Pizza Harvest
American Scar
When wedding photographer John Kurc decided to spend a few days between assignments exploring the borderlands of southwest Arizona, he had no idea he would spend the next eight …
Art of Grind
Michigan Premiere
Since the 1800s bicycles have been a powerful liberating tool, starting with the first faltering pedal strokes of a child daring to venture a little further from home. Yet, …
Avoesis
Michigan Premiere
An exploration of natural silence and human existence within it.
Counter Methods
Family Friendly, Subject in Attendance, Filmmaker in Attendance, Staff Pick
John and Nahli Curtis are a father daughter duo on a mission to spread the stoke behind empowering young female athletes. Counter Methods is a documentary that gives an insider …
Eco-Hack!
Michigan Premiere, Staff Pick
Through the use of specialized drones, desert rovers, laser cannons and fake exploding tortoise shells, desert biologist Tim Shields and his colleagues take what control they can …
Forty Gallons: A Visit to the Detroit Sugarbush
Family Friendly
Getting Black and brown Detroiters to fall in love with nature is a mission and passion for Antonio Rafael, who works with groups like the Detroit Indigenous People’s …
Freshwater
Michigan Premiere
Freshwater is a documentary that dives into the cold waters of Lake Superior along Minnesota’s North Shore. It contains 10% of Earth’s freshwater, yet this massive …
Fresnel
First Time Filmmaker
A behind-the-scenes look at Grand Haven’s historic lighthouses, and the group of volunteers dedicated to saving them.
From the Ground Up
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Family Friendly, First Time Filmmaker
From the Ground Up shows a town coming together to support its members, grow food, and do the necessary work to live kindly and responsibly off the land.
In Ishpeming, MI, the slow …
Game Hawker
Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere
For Shawn Hayes, the ancient practice of falconry is more than a deep connection with raptors. It’s his life’s work. As an American falconry ambassador, he’s carved a space for …
Hellbender in the Blue
Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere
From New York to Appalachia, the two-foot long eastern hellbender salamander is an indicator species for our river health. The population has declined noticeably since the early …
I Am Salmon
Michigan Premiere
Connecting humanity with salmon and the sea through the subtle art of poetry and Gyotaku (fish rubbing), Duncan Berry shares his experience as a longtime environmentalist and …
Julieta & the Turtles in the Plastic Soup
Family Friendly, Staff Pick, Michigan Premiere
14-year-old Julieta lives on the Caribbean island of Curaçao and prefers to be under water rather than above. The wonderful, exciting world of the ocean feels like home to Julieta. …
Lake Superior: A New Threat
Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere, World Premiere, Filmmaker in Attendance
The world’s largest surface area of freshwater, whose forested shorelines showcase the awesome beauty and grandeur of our planet Earth…is being threatened! In this …
Like A River
Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere
Artist and climber Jeremy Collins has had a long and loving relationship with the desert canyons of the American southwest. In this short film, he describes his passion for three …
LUMINOUS
Filmmaker in Attendance
LUMINOUS tells the story of the first astronomer in history to publicly predict the near-future explosion of a star–will he be right? Others in the astronomical community are …
Michigan's Largest Weed Farm
Filmmaker in Attendance, Michigan Premiere
Check out the spectacular views and troubles of growing cannabis in one of the most northern states in the country.
Naughty Guerrilla Filmmaking: Doing Good by Being Bad
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Adult Language
Keil Orion Troisi, of notorious culture-jamming collective The Yes Men, presents funny and shocking documentary shorts that mix humor and mischief to plague evildoers and amplify …
No Other Lake
Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere, First Time Filmmaker
Motivated by a desire to better understand his home watershed, Jordan Rowell embarks on a two week kayaking trip along the 120-mile length of Lake Champlain, stopping to talk to a …
Out of the Woodwork
Michigan Premiere
For Dan Baker, passion came at a cost. Out of a deep connection with nature, he built a life working with wood. His dedication to his craft, his home state of Michigan, and to all …
Peace Pipeline
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Has Subtitles, Michigan Premiere, Adult Language
Comedians and activists pose as a indigenous energy company to share plans to reroute Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline through the wealthy white suburbs of Duluth, MN, to more fairly …
Pheasants of Detroit
Family Friendly, Staff Pick, Filmmaker in Attendance
Ring-necked Pheasants, typically known as a rural farmland species, are thriving in the open spaces of Detroit. A little human-pheasant subculture has developed in the …
Ploverville
Michigan Premiere, First Time Filmmaker, Family Friendly, Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance
After an 83-year absence, two tiny endangered birds arrive in a small midwest community. People unite to protect them, facing heartbreak and overcoming challenges, only to discover …
Prolyfyk
Family Friendly, Staff Pick, Michigan Premiere
Their route is uphill by design.
Through the language of running, Prolyfyck Run Crew is creating a safe space where Black runners can see themselves represented, and all runners …
Rosalie Fish
Michigan Premiere
For Rosalie Fish, Indigenous student-athlete and activist, running isn’t just a sport — it’s how she represents the strength and resilience of indigenous women within her tribe and …
Rush
Family Friendly
‘Rush’ explores the life and philosophy of super-volunteer Oly Rush, who ditched his 9-5 job for beach cleans and record-breaking swims. Oly is responsible for removing …
Spirit of the Peaks
Michigan Premiere
Centered around skier and Hunkpapa Lakota, Connor Ryan, Spirit of the Peaks dives deep into the struggles of identity that comes with being stuck between two worlds. His mission is …
Taste Of Work: The Cooks' House
Filmmaker in Attendance, Michigan Premiere, World Premiere, Adult Language, Staff Pick
The chef-owners of Traverse City’s celebrated restaurant, The Cooks’ House, speak to the struggle of attaining a healthy work life balance and to the changing nature of …
The Erie Situation
Filmmaker in Attendance
As climate, politics, and agricultural interests collide, the health of Lake Erie – and that of humans and wildlife – hang in the balance.
In 2014, the citizens of Toledo, Ohio had …
The Iron Town
Filmmaker in Attendance, Has Subtitles, Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere, World Premiere, First Time Filmmaker
The discovery of iron ore in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and how one small town hopes to outlive the industry that followed.
The Power of the River
Filmmaker in Attendance, Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere
The Power of the River takes viewers on a historical journey that begins with the melting of the last glacier and ends with a group of energetic kayakers transiting the De Pere …
The Tree that Fire Built
Filmmaker in Attendance, Michigan Premiere
To the Alabama-Coushatta tribe of East Texas, to lose the longleaf pine is to lose a part of their culture. The tree provides needles that highly skilled weavers make into baskets. …
Total Disaster
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Has Subtitles, Michigan Premiere
Armed with realistic bird puppets, trickster environmental activists pretend to be oil company Total—staging a satirical press conference to introduce “RéHabitat,” a …