FROM 10 AM to 4 PM
Three films + Q&As - Screenings at The Alluvion are May 1, May 2, and May 3.
Seated film screening - All ages - General admission
May 2 films:
10 AM - “Catching Pinecones” / Feature Documentary
12 PM “Power of Identity” / Shorts Program
2 PM “The Invisible Mammal” / Feature Documentary
The Alluvion is an official host of Fresh Coast Film Festival: Traverse City 2026. This new celebration of Great Lakes stories and culture is filled with adventures. Presented by Old Mission Culture Co.
The films celebrate the outdoor lifestyle, water-rich environment, and resilient spirit of the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest, with nearly two dozen filmmakers attending from across 11 states.
See all info for the film festival HERE.
Learn about May 2 films at The Alluvion below.
MAY 2 FILMS
“Catching Pinecones” / Feature Documentary
“Catching Pinecones” Feature Documentary
Directed by Chad Heddleston
Special Guest: Cinematographer and Editor Parker Michaels-Boyce
71 mins
Catching Pinecones is the story of Jan and Herb Conn, pioneering rock climbers and cave explorers who lived life to the fullest on their own terms. Rejecting a conventional lifestyle in pursuit of adventure and fun, the Conns’ story reveals a legacy of renowned discoveries and their philosophies for a simple, well-lived life.
General Admission / First-Come First-Served Seating
Bar Service and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Available
Ticket Code: ALV04
“Power of Identity” / Shorts Program B
“Power of Identity” / Shorts Program B
Identity is the soul's unique map, providing the essential sense of belonging, purpose, and continuity that anchors our human existence. This is a celebration of that.
Presented with support from Green Brick Foundation
Special Guests: Filmmakers Jason Lindsey and Julián Trejo Bax with butterfly advocate Claudia Galeno-Sánchez
Six short films:
“A Wilderness Act”
“Breaking Ice: The Making of Cracks in the Ice”
“Gigiigemin Baaga’adoweyang ‘We are healed by stickball’”
“This is FLINT: Kevin Burdick”
“This is FLINT: Mama Sol”
“Sueños De Una Monarca (Dreams of a Monarch)”
Learn about each film HERE.
General Admission / First-Come First-Served Seating
Bar Service and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Available
“The Invisible Mammal” / Feature Documentary
“The Invisible Mammal” Feature Documentary
Directed by Kristin Tièche
89 mins
Special Guests in Attendance
Against the backdrop of the sixth mass extinction, an all-woman team of biologists set out to save bats from a deadly fungal disease, but when the COVID-19 pandemic interrupts their work, they are sent down a path of discovery that illuminates the connections between bat conservation and the spread of infectious disease.
Audience Choice Award, DocLands Documentary Film Festival
EarthVisions Environmental Feature Award, Santa Cruz Film Festival
Hidden Stories Award, Outer Banks Environmental Film Festival
Best Feature Documentary, Lonely Wolf Film Festival
General Admission / First-Come First-Served Seating
Bar Service and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Available
Ticket Code: ALV06
Artist Panel / "A Convo with Geoffrey Holstad" / Hosted by Alluvion Arts
“A Convo with Designer Geoffrey Holstad” / Artist Panel
Presented with support from Alluvion Arts and Traverse City Arts Commission and hosted by Curator Jessica Kooiman Parker
Geoffrey Holstad is a Michigan-born art director, designer, lake surfer and trail runner who currently lives most of the year in the small, mystic mountain town of Ojai, California. Geoff has worked for over a decade as a Senior Art Director on product at Patagonia, focusing primarily on Trail Running, Mountain Bike and Kids product.
During his tenure at Patagonia, and in his off-hours, Geoff has collaborated with dozens of grassroots enviro NGOs on creative strategy-building, many based in his heart’s home of the Great Lakes. Prior to working at Patagonia, he founded and directed Cabin-Time (501c3), a roaming creative residency to remote places.
Geoff and his wife Sarah Darnell (fellow Michigan-born Patagonia designer) have an all-season cabin with their two little girls, on fifteen acres bordering Palmer Woods Forest Reserve. They are so inspired to be a part of thoughtfully preserving Leelanau’s natural magic and to connect closely with Northern Michigan’s thriving (and growing) community working/playing at the confluence of art, sport and environmental action.
Free to the Public - Requires free ticket
General Admission / First-Come First-Served Seating
$10 Suggested Donation to the “Making Waves Commitment Grant”
Bar Service and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Available
Ticket Code: ALUV07
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