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 …
Midwest
33 films at Fresh Coast 2022
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25 Weeks: A Wisconsin Pizza Harvest
Avoesis
Michigan Premiere
An exploration of natural silence and human existence within it.
Biketown
Struggling to find their seat at the table, mountain bikers have had to form unlikely partnerships in their fight to ride. Little did they know they were actually helping transform …
Breaking Trail
Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere
Emily Ford sets out with Diggins a borrowed female Alaskan Huskie sled dog as her companion and protector to hike the entire 1200-mile Ice Age Trail in winter. As the 69-day …
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 …
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 …
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 Still Remain
Filmmaker in Attendance
I Still Remain is a film that inspects and explores the inner workings, insights, and inspirations of a man driven and informed by his previous two fights with cancer. The first, …
Jack Z. Jet Ski
Filmmaker in Attendance
A look into the world of stand up freestyle jet skiing with Jack Ziegler. Follow him around Marquette’s shores as he trains for the world finals, learning about his passion and …
Joe Gothic
Michigan Premiere
Kids and bikes, wherever you are in the world, you’ll find the two together - smiling, aimlessly drifting. The bike for most kids is a first sense of afforded freedom. As we get …
Jorts & Korean Chicken: Shorelunch with Nate P
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Adult Language
Summer weather is FINALLY (kinda) here! The water is high and the jorts are short. Join us on a rain swollen tributary to see if the allure of a well dressed man can be resisted by …
Lake Effect
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance
Pro skier returns to Michigan because of covid, rediscovers Michigan terrain but more importantly the ski community that made him who he is.
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.
Move Me
Adult Language, Has Subtitles, Michigan Premiere, First Time Filmmaker, Staff Pick
At 27, Kelsey Peterson (co-director) dove into Lake Superior, and emerged paralyzed. Now, the former dancer faces an opportunity to dance again while grappling with a decision to …
Musher
Filmmaker in Attendance, Family Friendly, Staff Pick
Musher peels back the veil behind the bond that four women have between their dogs and the world of sled-dog racing. As each woman prepares for the Copperdog annual race, we reveal …
My Duduś
Filmmaker in Attendance, Has Subtitles, Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere, First Time Filmmaker
A Polish mother grieves when her only child leaves their home in the suburbs of Chicago to study in Poland. While her son is away, she finds a baby squirrel in her backyard and …
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 …
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 …
Saltless Sea Creamery
Filmmaker in Attendance, Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere, World Premiere
This film, by The Boardman Review, features cheesemaker Dave Omar and his wife Joy, who specialize in Mediterranean-style cheeses crafted from Michigan ingredients. They use …
Stronger Together
It has taken time for Alexandera Houchin to weave layers of her identity together. First and foremost, Alexandera is an Ojibwe woman. She’s also an artist, a farmer, a mechanic, a …
Taste Of Work: Daily Bread
Filmmaker in Attendance, Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere, World Premiere
Daily Bread explores the meaning of community and the idea of service from the perspective of Traverse City’s Reverend Jane Lippert and her work in response to food …
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 …
This is BOW!
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, First Time Filmmaker
Every Summer and Winter the Michigan DNR puts on Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW), a weekend-long workshop bringing women in from around the Midwest for learning, teaching, and …
Unforgettable: A Celebration* of Michigan's Upper Peninsula by Bicycle
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance
In spring of 2021 a group of bikepackers set out to ride around the perimeter of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The approximately 1,600 mile journey, dubbed Project Adventrus, …
When Hope Breaks Through
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Family Friendly, Staff Pick
Mike Shoreman becomes the first disabled person to Paddleboard across all five Great Lakes! He has done so in order to raise money for mental health in Canada and the United …