Date: December 19, 2025
Location: Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center Theater,
Alpena, Michigan
(500 W Fletcher St,
Alpena, MI 49707)
Time: 6:30–8:30 PM
Overview:
As part of The Sunset Project’s
sponsorship of the upcoming Junk Art Rebel documentary telling the
story of Tom Lakenen and the Lakenenland Art Park in the U.P., Traverse City
filmmakers Joseph Beyer and Jordan Anderson will lead a keynote and workshop
designed to engage current and past Sawyer J. Boyd Grant Recipients, emerging
creatives, and Northeast Michigan community members in hands-on learning about
real-world filmmaking, fundraising, and film distribution.
In 2023, Beyer and Anderson made their feature debut Marqueetown and toured it across Michigan with a total budget of only $52,000 -
titled “Top Ten Lessons to Do Something Big for Less” the filmmakers reflect
back on their top takeaways from the experience that anyone can apply to
something Big they need to do with Less.
Participants will gain insight into what it takes to produce an
independent documentary—and even have the chance to contribute directly to the
creation of Junk Art Rebel.
