Sleeping Bear film captures Michigan film awards

The Birmingham Patch reports that in this weekend’s Uptown Film Festival held Saturday night in partnership with the Detroit Independent Film Festival the short film Sleeping Bear picked up three Michigan Film awards including Best Experimental Film, Best Editing for director Jack Cronin and Best Michigan Short Film.

Filmmaker Jack Cronin’s website says that Sleeping Bear was filmed at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore over the course of three years. It loosely follows the cycle of seasons, and is a study of the landscape and an attempt to represent the unique character of the region. You can view the entire film below – enjoy!

Sleeping Bear from Jack Cronin