18th Annual Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival

Marqueetown & Marqueetown - Behind The Scenes

Expired October 7, 2024 4:00 AM
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No one fights to preserve a multiplex, but some people will risk everything to save a marquee. Through booms and busts, Delft Theatres Inc. - and its innovative gem, The Nordic - endured in Marquette for almost 100 years, even as the world changed endlessly around them.


Local teenager Bernie Rosendahl’s modern crusade to restore the historic arthouse to its former glory leads filmmakers to discover a hidden cinema empire in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Portraying the fascinating history of motion pictures through one iconic screen - "Marqueetown" is the true story of chasing your dreams, redefining failure and success, and reembracing the enduring magic of movies.

  • Runtime
    83 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Director
    Joseph Beyer, Jordan Anderson
  • Screenwriter
    Joseph Beyer, Jordan Anderson
  • Producer
    Habs Studios
  • Executive Producer
    Diana Milock and Kathleen Glynn
  • Co-Producer
    Terry Lynn Carrithers, Joe and Katie Anderson, Ward and Mary B. Gillett and Kathleen Verduin
  • Cast
    Tanner Presswood as Bernie Rosendahl, Jim Foley as Paul Rogers, Brian Raetz as Michael Meredith Hare
  • Cinematographer
    Jordan Anderson with Archival Footage from Makari Rising, Jack Deo and Gary Graver