Wisconsin's tribe's ongoing fight to protect Lake Superior for future generations. "Bad River" shows the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's long history of activism and resistance in the context of continuing legal battles with Enbridge Energy over its Line 5 oil pipeline. The Line 5 pipeline has been operating on 12 miles of the Bad River Band's land with expired easements for more than a decade. The Band and the Canadian company have been locked in a legal battle over the pipeline since 2019.
Lake Effect is a two-year Michigan ski film highlighting the joys of backyard adventure and the shifting perspective of Mike King, a professional skier who for a decade has only sought adventure from the peaks of mountain tops in the far reaches of the West. In 2020 when Covid encouraged lockdowns & travel restrictions, Mike's life on the road came to a screeching halt. This abrupt change inspired Mike to take the hurdle as an opportunity to rediscover the unique, untapped terrain, ski culture, and the people thriving right here in his home state of Michigan. Throughout filming Lake Effect Mike realized you don't need to travel far to have an epic adventure. Rather some creativity, curiosity, and the willingness to walk out the door to the abundance that starts right in our backyards.
“A Two Hearted Tale” is a heartfelt look at the history of the iconic trout label adorning Bell’s Two Hearted Ale, the Michigan-born beer that is the most popular IPA beer in America, and the label’s eccentric artist, Ladislav Hanka.
A short film poem about transitioning to the next chapter of your life
Two New York poets talk about art, poetry, and smoke in this French New Wave inspired short.
Le film s'inspire de la remarquable histoire vraie du retraité Jerry Selbee, qui découvre une faille mathématique dans la loterie du Massachusetts et, avec l'aide de sa femme Marge, remporte des millions et se sert de l'argent pour faire renaître leur petite ville du Michigan.
A band of teenagers with clashing music tastes get more than they bargained for when the initiation of their newest member takes a demonic turn.
A violent sneeze in church leaves a teenage girl confined to a claustrophobic bathroom stall, which grows more bloody and nightmarish by the minute, as she struggles to get a tampon.
When Jane fails her final college class, she returns home to her parent's lake house where she comes to terms with the confusing trauma that derailed her senior year.
Two people go on a blind date
Hannah is a seventeen-year-old girl who struggles to find her place in the world. Around the time that she gives up all hope of fitting in, her grandfather falls ill. She and her brother, Charlie, drive up the coast of West Michigan in order to visit him on his deathbed. However, their journey north takes a turn after their car breaks down in rural Michigan, and Hannah's search for meaning grows more crucial than ever.
Follows the story that is shaking up Democratic Party politics nationwide, highlighting the role of power and money in a system many believe is broken but can be fixed.
Une histoire américaine dans laquelle deux hommes d'une même ville, avec des réalités différentes, vivent une période difficile. Stanley, un employé vieillissant d'une chaîne de restauration rapide, envisage de prendre sa retraite après 38 ans de travail de nuit chez. Lors de son dernier week-end, il doit entrainer son remplaçant, Jevon, un auteur talentueux en latence dont les propos incendiaires lui attirent constamment des ennuis. Ces deux hommes avec peu de points en commun sont réunis par le hasard. Stanley, le décrocheur qui a regardé sa vie défiler de sa fenêtre de commande à l'auto, explique fièrement les subtilités du travail, tandis que Jevon, l'activiste trop intelligent pour l'emploi, prétend qu'ils se font exploiter. Puis au fil des longues nuits passées ensemble dans cette cuisine paisible, une franche camaraderie voit le jour.
A delusional man in a modern day city dresses, acts like, and has the mindset of a cowboy.
Neutrals is a dark comedy short film about two friends, Chris and Dan; who, after accidentally killing the wrong person, find their night spiraling out of control while being pursued by the vicious Wes and his punks.
An in-depth look at one of college sports' fiercest rivalries, Michigan-Michigan State, and how this in-state battle has only grown to new heights over the past decade in both football and basketball.
Un homme en fuite après un meurtre brutal se cache au dernier endroit où quelqu'un le cherchera, la péninsule supérieure gelée du Michigan. Lorsqu'un faux mouvement le trahit, il devra choisir entre courir pour sauver sa vie ou protéger les gens qu'il aime.
When the immigrants came to America, their cultures entered the "great melting pot." In Michigan's Upper Peninsula Finnish immigrants mixed their musical traditions with many other cultures, creating a sound that was unique to the "Copper Country."
A few days before Christmas, a child goes to bed with dreams of sugar plums and Santa Claus in her head. But when she awakens, it isn't to the sound of the jolly one coming down the chimney.
A small band of survivors accidentally finds a clever way to escape an incoming zombie horde.