Filmmaker in Attendance
A look at the competitive sport of lumberjacking, its history, its people, its growing diversity, and how logging has uniquely defined the Midwest for over the past century.
Midwest
7 films
A Cut Above
Adventures in Transition -- Rope Tow Roundup
Fc Flashback
Professional skier Banks Gilberti drops in on Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Chasing Monsters
For the past 20 years, Australian photographer Nick Moir has been chasing weather systems throughout the world. Nick journeys through the famous Tornado alley that stretches …
Great! Lakes
In a small town of Knife River, Minnesota, twin sisters, Pamela Matson & Patricia Canelake, make candy the old fashioned way using recipes invented by their grandfather in the …
Homecoming - A Boundary Waters Story
Filmmaker in Attendance
Homecoming is a paddling adventure that raises awareness about the threat of proposed sulfide-ore copper mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northern …
North Shore - Spirit of Ultra
With over 75,000 feet of elevation change, unpredictable weather, and endless wilderness, Minnesota’s North Shore is a treasured terrain for ultra runners of all kinds, but …
Sleeze Lake: Life at its Lowest & Best (Sneak Preview)
Filmmaker in Attendance, Adult Content
The year was 1977 and the custom van craze was at full-tilt-boogie. At the center of everything was a van club called Midwest Vans Ltd. Armed with scrap wood, nails, and hammers …