General Admission / First-Come First-Served Seating
Bar Service and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Available at Elev8 Climbing & Fitness of Traverse City (BYO Lawn or Camp Chairs, Blankets, or Hanging Hammocks if you have a favorite — or we have plenty of chairs available to use, or you can lounge out on the crash pads, whatever you feel.
Simultaneous FREE Screenings in Arthouse Theaters Across Northern Michigan
The Garden Theater of Frankfort
The Bay Community Theater of Suttons Bay
Find Me Up North
Directed by JohnPaul Morris and Practical Studio
8 mins
A love letter to growing up in Northern Michigan, produced by an underground effort of over 100 local cast and crew.
Special Guest: Filmmaker JohnPaul Morris
JOJO: A Toad Musical
Directed by Chelsea Jolly and David Herasimtschuk
5 mins
Celebrating the creative and musical portrait of JoJo Nyaribo, a young nature lover and wildlife advocate as he explores the meaning of biodiversity and stewardship in his own backyard.
Choosing Trail
Directed by Aaron Peterson
22 mins
Across the U.S. trail towns often face similar dilemmas when access to the outdoors, affordable housing and job creation compete for the same finite resources. Choosing Trail explores the economic impact of trail culture in Marquette, Michigan through conversations with the land owners, business owners and trail advocates working to preserve and grow their beloved--but changing--community.
World Premiere with Special Guest: Filmmaker Aaron Peterson
Language Back
Directed by Dusan Harminc
8 mins
An exploration on the importance of Native American language revitalization shot in Milwaukee, Keshena and Bjorklunden with Indigenous Nations Poets.
Special Guest: Filmmaker Dusan Harminc
Dinosaur Fish
Directed by Jason Whalen and Fauna Creative
23 mins
The Lake Sturgeon has existed virtually unchanged for more than 130 million years. It survived a meteor impact and outlived the dinosaurs but we’ve found out it couldn’t survive in the face of human development. With only 1 percent remaining in the Great Lakes, conservationists in Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay are working to bring this iconic species back.
Special Guests: Filmmaker Jason Whalen, Cinematographer and Editor Chris Zuker,and Douglas Larson, Michigan State University Black River Sturgeon Facility