Film, Adventure, and Inspiration

4 days - 6 film venues - 10+ outdoor tours - 80+ films - Endless inspiration

The Fresh Coast Film Festival is hosted by several venues around Marquette. We couldn’t bring this festival to life without the generous support of these venues-please buy their beer, eat their food and thank them profusely like we do. The festival headquarters will be located at Campfire Coworks. Most venues are within a half-mile walk. Some venues may have limited seating.

Schedule:

October 19, 2023

5:00PM: Fresh Coast Free!-Family Friendly

- LeafPresser

- The Conservation Kid

- Balancing Act

- An Invitation to Wonder: Waubesa Wetlands (WIP)

Location: Fresh Coast Basecamp At Lower Harbor Park

October 20, 2023

8:00AM–10:00AM: Outdoor Tours

Join us for one of 9 outdoor tours in and around Marquette County. Outdoor Tours are headquartered at Down Wind Sports and have limited capacities. See the tours

10:00AM: The Illness

- Red Rock Revolution

- Transcendence

- The Illness

Location: Ore Dock Brewing Co.

10:00AM: Claiming Connections

- Inseparable: Skye

- Apayauq

- Anishinaabe Manidookewin (Ceremonies of the Anishinaabe at Lac Court Oreilles)

- The Trapline

- Claiming Connections

Location: Masonic Building – Blue Room

10:00AM: When Hope Breaks Through

- When Hope Breaks Through

Location: Masonic Building – Ballroom

10:00AM: 1000 Sunrises

- A Thousand Sunrises

- Ephemeral

- A Prairie Almanac

- The Conservation Kid

Location: Masonic Building – Red Room

10:00AM: Super Yoopers

- Superior October

- My Hockey Story: Sarah Hood Fraser

- Born in the Barn: Part 2 - Small Town to State Champs

- Yooper Wisdom

Location: PWPL – Community Room

10:00AM: Get Your Hands Dirty

- 4DWN

- Groundwork - A Family Journey into Regenerative Cotton

- The Mud on Their Hands

- Shady Grove Farm U.P. - Quest For Food Freedom

Location: Blackrocks Brewery

12:00PM: The Baltic Zombie Honky Tonk Fire: A Musical Showcase

- Girl with Bangs

- I Built a Fire

- Zombie

- Baltic Avenue

- Ain't No Honky Tonks in Michigan

- Two Track

Location: Masonic Building – Ballroom

12:00PM: Get Inventive

- Of Wood

- The Birth of the Modern Snowmobile

- Ora Et Labora

- Winter's Eve

- Saving Our Theatre

Location: PWPL – Community Room

12:00PM: Wings and Prayers

- Birds of Paradise

- Call in the Crèche

- Mates for Life | Whooping Crane

- Kukeri: Dancing Demons Away

- Wings of the Oder

Location: Masonic Building – Red Room

12:00PM: Love Stories

- In The Rearview

- The Great Wake

- The Orchestra Chuck Built

- Loved To Death

- Taste Of Work - Round's Diner

Location: Masonic Building – Blue Room

12:00PM: Creation Theory

- Creation Theory

- Senghor Reid: Make Way For Tomorrow

- Um Yes, Hello

Location: Ore Dock Brewing Co.

12:00PM: Going the Distance

- Balancing Act

- The Last Damn

Location: Blackrocks Brewery

2:00PM: Just Bikes

- Inseparable: Myia

- Pace of Change

- The Right to Joy

- Sight Unseen: Norway

Location: Blackrocks Brewery

2:00PM: Raise a Glass

- The Great Storm of 1872

- A Two Hearted Tale

Location: Ore Dock Brewing Co.

2:00PM: The Highlands

- Kumari: A Father's Dream

- Algoma Highlands, 9 Days in the Wild

Location: Masonic Building – Blue Room

2:00PM: Takes a Village

- Community Revitalization: Great Lakes Areas of Concern

- The Luminarians: Making the Luminary Loppet

- A Copper Dog Film

Location: Masonic Building – Ballroom

2:00PM: Blessed Are The Seekers

- A.A. Parker: One Ship, Twice Sunk

- Tales of Jan Mayen

- Waterfall Hunters

Location: Masonic Building – Red Room

2:00PM: Northern Nights, Starry Skies

- Northern Nights, Starry Skies

Location: PWPL – Community Room

7:00PM: Welcome to FINKEL Island!

Join Fresh Coast for a special screening of the feature documentary “Islanders,” in which electro-pop duo FINKEL departs LA for Michigan’s Mackinac Island. Jane and Brian, partners in music and life, brave winter’s challenges on this car-free island. Revisiting Jane’s roots sparks their creative journey as they compose an album inspired by the island’s unique charm, diving into its sonic tapestry for fresh inspiration.

Director Joe Zook and the members of FINKEL will be on hand for a Q&A after the film—followed by a special FINKEL performance beginning at 9 pm at Ore Dock Brewing Company.

- Islanders

Location: Fresh Coast Basecamp At Lower Harbor Park

9:00PM: After Party!

Join us Friday evening at 9PM for a Fresh Coast after party. This is a chance to visit with filmmakers, fellow attendees, organizers, and enjoy a brew from one of our favorite local breweries. Ore Dock Brewing Co. has been a proud Fresh Coast supporter since year one.

Location: Ore Dock Brewing Co.

October 21, 2023

8:00AM-10:00AM: Outdoor Tours

Join us for one of 9 outdoor tours in and around Marquette County. Outdoor Tours are headquartered at Down Wind Sports and have limited capacities. See the tours

10:00AM: Northern Nights, Starry Skies

- Northern Nights, Starry Skies

Location: Masonic Building - Ballroom

10:00AM: Love Stories

- In The Rearview

- The Great Wake

- The Orchestra Chuck Built

- Loved To Death

- Taste Of Work - Round's Diner

Location: Masonic Building - Red Room

10:00AM: Wings and Prayers

- Birds of Paradise

- Call in the Crèche

- Mates for Life | Whooping Crane

- Kukeri: Dancing Demons Away

- Wings of the Oder

Location: PWPL - Community Room

10:00AM: Just Bikes

- Inseparable: Myia

- Pace of Change

- The Right to Joy

- Sight Unseen: Norway

Location: Masonic Building - Blue Room

10:00AM: The Illness

- Red Rock Revolution

- Transcendence

- The Illness

Location: Blackrocks Brewery

10:00AM: Rising Voices

- This is the Way We Rise

- Watershed Warriors

- First Person

- A Voice for the Wild

Location: Ore Dock Brewing Co.

12:00PM: Keep it Weird

- LeafPresser

- Everything I Learned When My House Burned Down

- Local Legends: Milverine

- In Order for a Dune to Form

- Pioneers

Location: Blackrocks Brewery

12:00PM: Raise a Glass

- The Great Storm of 1872

- A Two Hearted Tale

Location: Ore Dock Brewing Co.

12:00PM: Creation Theory

- Creation Theory

- Senghor Reid: Make Way For Tomorrow

- Um Yes, Hello

Location: Masonic Building - Blue Room

12:00PM: Get Inventive

- Of Wood

- The Birth of the Modern Snowmobile

- Ora Et Labora

- Winter's Eve

- Saving Our Theatre

Location: Masonic Building - Ballroom

12:00PM: The Best Medicine

- Darkest Before Dawn

- Friday Night Blind

- Chilly Dipper

Location: Masonic Building - Red Room

12:00PM: Claiming Connections

- Inseparable: Skye

- Apayauq

- Anishinaabe Manidookewin (Ceremonies of the Anishinaabe at Lac Court Oreilles)

- The Trapline

- Claiming Connections

Location: PWPL - Community Room

2:00PM: Endless Rides

- Endless Ride

- WOMP

- Across America

Location: Masonic Building - Ballroom

2:00PM: Marqueetown

- Marqueetown

Location: Masonic Building - Red Room

2:00PM: Going the Distance

- Balancing Act

- The Last Damn

Location: PWPL - Community Room

2:00PM: Blessed Are The Seekers

- A.A. Parker: One Ship, Twice Sunk

- Tales of Jan Mayen

- Waterfall Hunters

Location: Masonic Building - Blue Room

2:00PM: River Angels

- River of Angels

- School of Fish

- Mussel Grubbing: A Citizen Science Treasure Hunt

- Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems

Location: Ore Dock Brewing Co.

2:00PM: The Baltic Zombie Honky Tonk Fire: A Musical Showcase

- Girl with Bangs

- I Built a Fire

- Zombie

- Baltic Avenue

- Ain't No Honky Tonks in Michigan

- Two Track

Location: Blackrocks Brewery

7:00PM: Found Footage Fest at Fresh Coast!

Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett grew up in Wisconsin as childhood friends and now have the dubious distinction of having amassed the world’s largest collection of VCR tapes.

They’ve scoured the nation’s thrift stores and rummage sales for VHS gold in order to find the long-lost cringe from workout videos, home videos, self-help miscellany, animals, and literally anything you can imagine and beyond. The antics and absurdities from the VHS era are easy to forget in today’s world, but when curated by two hard-working comedic geniuses, it makes for pure, timeless laughs.

These former writers for The Onion and The Tonight Show are cassette tape archaeologists whose life’s work is finding gloriously terrible footage in the most unlikely places, editing it together, and creating a live show they bring all over America.

They call it The Found Footage Festival-we call it genius, and welcome it home to the Fresh Coast.

- The Found Footage Festival's Greatest Hits!

Location: Fresh Coast Basecamp At Lower Harbor Park

9:00PM: After Party!

Join us Saturday evening at 9PM for a Fresh Coast after party. This is a chance to visit with filmmakers, fellow attendees, organizers, and enjoy a brew from one of our favorite local breweries. Blackrocks Brewery has been a proud Fresh Coast supporter since year one.

Location: Blackrocks Brewery

October 22, 2023

8:00AM-10:00AM: Outdoor Tours

Join us for one of 9 outdoor tours in and around Marquette County. Outdoor Tours are headquartered at Down Wind Sports and have limited capacities. See the tours

10:00AM: The Best Medicine

- Darkest Before Dawn

- Friday Night Blind

- Chilly Dipper

Location: Blackrocks Brewery

10:00AM: Rising Voices

- This is the Way We Rise

- Watershed Warriors

- First Person

- A Voice for the Wild

Location: Ore Dock Brewing Co.

10:00AM: Keep it Weird

- LeafPresser

- Everything I Learned When My House Burned Down

- Local Legends: Milverine

- In Order for a Dune to Form

- Pioneers

Location: Masonic Building - Blue Room

10:00AM: 1000 Sunrises

- A Thousand Sunrises

- Ephemeral

- A Prairie Almanac

- The Conservation Kid

Location: Masonic Building - Ballroom

10:00AM: The Highlands

- KUMARI: A Father's Dream

- Algoma Highlands, 9 Days in the Wild

Location: Masonic Building - Red Room

12:00PM: Get Your Hands Dirty

- 4DWN

- Groundwork - A Family Journey into Regenerative Cotton

- The Mud on Their Hands

- Shady Grove Farm U.P. - Quest For Food Freedom

Location: Masonic Building - Red Room

12:00PM: Endless Rides

- Endless Ride

- WOMP

- Across America

Location: Blackrocks Brewery

12:00PM: Marqueetown

- Marqueetown

Location: Ore Dock Brewing Co.

12:00PM: River Angels

- River of Angels

- School of Fish

- Mussel Grubbing: A Citizen Science Treasure Hunt

- Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems

Location: Masonic Building - Blue Room

12:00PM: Super Yoopers

- Superior October

- My Hockey Story: Sarah Hood Fraser

- Born in the Barn: Part 2 - Small Town to State Champs

- Yooper Wisdom

Location: Masonic Building - Ballroom

2:00PM: Takes a Village

- Community Revitalization: Great Lakes Areas of Concern

- The Luminarians: Making the Luminary Loppet

- A Copper Dog Film

Location: Blackrocks Brewery

2:00PM: An Invitation to Wonder: Waubesa Wetlands

- An Invitation to Wonder: Waubesa Wetlands (WIP)

Location: Ore Dock Brewing Co.

Date:
October 19-22, 2023

Location:
Various Venues,
Marquette, MI 49855

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