Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere
Cutting-edge underwater drones explore how quadrillions of tiny invasive quagga mussels are re-engineering the ecosystem of the Great Lakes at a scale not seen since the glaciers.
Michigan Premiere, Staff Pick
The Story of the Indigenous Youth Mountain Bike Program is an inspiring and thought-provoking documentary that delves into the powerful connection between mountain biking, reconciliation, and healing intergenerational trauma.
Michigan Premiere, Subject in Attendance, Staff Pick
Ojibwe artist Jonathan Thunder explores the mythic inspirations of his surrealist work.
Filmmaker in Attendance, Family Friendly, Subject in Attendance
Interviews with tribal knowledge holders about Manoomin (wild rice) during a 6 day workshop/ gathering in Baraga, Michigan
Michigan Premiere
“The Seventh Generation Principle is an indigenous concept originating from the Haudenosaunee (also known as the Iroquois Confederacy), in which you think about the next seven generations coming after you in your words, work, and actions; and to remember the seven generations who came before you.
Filmmaker in Attendance, Michigan Premiere
There’s always been only a few special places in the world where wild rice (known as manoomin to the Ojibwe people), grows. Which made it troubling when manoomin stopped growing in the early 2000’s at Spur Lake, a 113 acre lake in Oneida County, Wisconsin.
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Family Friendly, World Premiere
The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians is the largest indigenous tribe east of the Mississippi and has been stewarding the fisheries of their Great Lakes territory for generations.
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Family Friendly, Staff Pick, First Time Filmmaker
Original Bluegrass music plus mountain biking with a twist. All self filmed clips plus editing lead to an illusion of the biker being filmed by himself.
Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere
An artistic celebration of the environmental activism of Darline Deegan and her efforts to protect the land of her Indigenous community.
Michigan Premiere, Adult Language
“Through The Storm” follows the 2023 season of the Red Lake Nation (Ojibwe) high school football team. Despite dwindling interest and a two-decade-long losing record, a determined coach and group of young athletes fight to keep their football program alive.
Filmmaker in Attendance, Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere, First Time Filmmaker
To Be A Good Home follows three women who farm and steward land in northern Minnesota. Kaitlyn is a descendant of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, tending her plot at the place of the gardens, Gitigaaning.
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere
Muti session spearfishing workshops for all ages facilitated by the Keweenaw Bay Indian community Natural Resource Department.
Filmmaker in Attendance, Family Friendly, First Time Filmmaker, Representative in Attendance, Staff Pick
Two friends embark on an epic standup paddle journey through the Great Lakes and join a fight to shut down the most threatening oil pipeline in the country.
Filmmaker in Attendance, Michigan Premiere, Family Friendly
An Unangax scientist, delves into her vital research concerning toxic algal blooms affecting filter feeding shellfish—a staple Indigenous food for her people, illuminates the profound connection between the Unangax people and their environment, showcasing the resilience and resourcefulness of a culture in the face of unprecedented challenges.
Family Friendly
Melissa Arnott from Indigenous Women Outdoors, in Squamish, British Columbia, recites how spending more time on the land and starting a trail running program helped her reconnect with mother earth (niimaamaa aki) and her Anishinaabe culture.