Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Michigan Premiere
Bouncy Brothers examines the unspoken bond of brotherhood and what it looks like to take a second crack at the American dream.
Schedule
OCT 16-19, 2025 • Marquette, MIchigan
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Michigan Premiere
Bouncy Brothers examines the unspoken bond of brotherhood and what it looks like to take a second crack at the American dream.
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere
What does it take to start a small business in rural Wisconsin? ENTREPRENEUR explores the stories of four interconnected businesses in a historic building in downtown Rhinelander.
Family Friendly
Love & Sugar celebrates how Stephen Loveland, renowned Saint Paul, Minnesota ice cream man, purposefully inspires kindness.
Filmmaker in Attendance, Subject in Attendance, Has Subtitles, First Time Filmmaker, World Premiere, Making Waves Recipient, Staff Pick
After turning her Chicago home into a monarch butterfly sanctuary, Claudia Galeno-Sánchez, an environmental activist, Mexican immigrant, and mother is on a mission to save the monarch butterfly, an important symbol for both her family and millions of others in the United States.
Filmmaker in Attendance, Has Subtitles, Family Friendly, Michigan Premiere, First Time Filmmaker, Representative in Attendance
Taste of Home follows Mimi and Eak, a Thai couple who run a beloved restaurant in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Through a blend of vérité footage and intimate interviews, we observe a full day in their lives, from morning prep to closing time, they navigate the joys and challenges of running an authentic Thai kitchen in America.
Michigan Premiere, Staff Pick
For over three years, Rob Shaver, 48, has run at least a mile every single day. Through rain, pain, and the weight of a terminal cancer diagnosis, his daily streak has become more than a habit — it’s an act of resilience, a step-by-step refusal to surrender to his disease.
Filmmaker in Attendance, Family Friendly
Almar Orchards near Flint, Michigan is a five generation farm and Michigan’s first organic apple orchard. Family bonds and unique climate characteristics help the Koan family provide food for their community and hard cider to the world.
Filmmaker in Attendance, Family Friendly
Mama Sol is a spoken word artist, rapper and community activist in Flint, Michigan. This is more than a hustle, it’s her passion, and she’s proud to rep the 8-1-0.
Filmmaker in Attendance, Family Friendly
Kevin Burdick is a nationally recognized mural artist from Flint, Michigan. Join KevScraps14 on a tour of downtown art and the backstory on how a low point in Flint’s history led to it becoming a street art hotspot.