Fresh Coast Film Festival Traverse City features Leelanau faces
From staff reports
The inaugural Fresh Coast Film Festival: Traverse City, which runs April 30–May 3 at seven venues throughout Traverse City, prominently features Leelanau faces and places. Opening night festivities will play for free at the Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay, as well as other regional venues, at 7 pm on Thursday night.
Grant Piering, creative media specialist at the Leelanau Conservancy, and Conservancy board member Nick Loud both have shorts in the festival. Mike King’s film “Lake Michigan Gets Swell” and “Restoring Northern Michigan’s Rivers” both feature the County. The Conservancy is a partner on opening night and will also offer a walk and talk experience at DeYoung Natural Area on Sunday. In addition, a Conservancy short featuring tribal member Eva Petoskey is part of the special Water / Ways program on Saturday morning.
Presented by the nonprofit Old Mission Culture Company, the festival features more than 50 documentary films celebrating the outdoor lifestyle and spirit of the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest, with nearly two dozen filmmakers attending from 11 states.
Highlights include artist panels at Traverse City Whiskey Company, passholder after-parties at local breweries, outdoor tours, student film showcases, and two evening galas at the City Opera House—including the Michigan premiere of the Mary Oliver documentary Saved by the Beauty of the World (May 2) and the northern Michigan premiere of Listers: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching (May 1).
Learn more and buy tickets at TC.FreshCoastFilm.com.
