Jacob White - Director, Half Marathon All Canoe Jacob is a filmmaker with 15 years experience spanning narrative, documentary, and commercial work. He is the founder of Ely Film Festival.
Adam Olson - Director, The Ecstasy of Honey, IRL Adam Olson is a filmmaker who creates innovative and evocative stories and whose work has been screened worldwide.
Clara Coyle - Director, Everybody Knows Clara was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN and is based in St. Paul, MN. MPLS Community College + Pratt Institute in New York.
M Baxley - Director, Bizhiki: A Modern Indigenous Experience • Blending performance and behind- the scenes footage and interviews to introduce Bizhiki’s roots in Anishinaabe music & storytelling.
Ora Hues - Director, Arousal Broom • Ora is a writer and director. In 2024, Ora wrote and directed "Arousal Broom," which earned them the First-Time Filmmaker Award at the Z-Fest Film Festival.
Kieran Thompson - Director, The Only Way Out Is Through • Kieran Thompson is a filmmaker guided by his deep belief in both community & connection. He helps to run a thriving production hub in Arizona.
Erich Cannon - Director, His Monster Erich started writing early on in his childhood, winning a young writer’s award and cementing a life long love for writing, story and art.
Maggie Lemere - Director, Land of Canaan Maggie is a global filmmaker, oral historian and National Geographic Explorer whose work explores people’s relationship with the environment.
Leya Hale - Director, Medicine Ball & Bdote Leya Hale is a 2025 Bush Fellow and documentary filmmaker and Multiple Emmy award-winning producer from the Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota and Diné Nations.
Justin Deegan - Director, Tahnaanooku’ • Justin is an enrolled member of MHA Nation, cinematographer, photographer, and award-winning filmmaker. His work has screened at Sundance & more.
Kelly Applegate - Producer, Ripple Effects This film focuses on the proposed Tamarack Mine, which threatens the state’s most valuable resource — clean water.
Eva Thomas - Director, NIKA & MADISON Eva’s directorial short film debut, REDLIGHTS, premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and was the inspiration for NIKA & MADISON.
Margaret Renner - Writer & Producer, Martini On the last day of filming for an amateur film, a group of filmmakers go through their own personal conflicts to obtain the Martini shot.
Oliver Yehlik (pictured), Director & Daniel Gustofson, Field Production, URSA • Through conversations and immersion in a new culture, “URSAns” confront questions of race & belonging.
Ella Thomsen - Writer, IRL IRL follows Leah, a 19-year-old gamer who clings to an online romance as a lifeline against her anxiety and isolation.
Peter C. Potswald - Director, Dev. Stop. Fix An experimental documentary exploring the process of darkroom photo printing, produced at the Dept. of Communication, Media and Theatre at UW-Superior.
Greg Balkin - Cinematographer, The Life We Have This film confronts profound questions at the heart of the human experience: What gives life meaning when time feels fragile? How do we keep moving forward when suffering feels endless?
Robb Fischer - Director, Friday Night Blind Friday Night Blind is the warm, quirky, inspiring story of three visually impaired bowling friends and the way they roll.
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