Adam N. White

Before America is a cinematic documentary uncovering the Indigenous histories of Michigan long before the United States existed. From the 1763 uprising at Fort Michilimackinac to Odawa trail trees and the overlooked women of Fort Detroit, the film reveals how Anishinaabe nations shaped Great Lakes history and helped spark the chain of events that ultimately pushed the American colonies.

In 1964 Manhattan, Margaret is a big-time world-traveling photographer. Having fought for every success she’s had, Margaret is now tasked with mentoring a new, younger photographer. Will she help this new threat to her career thrive, or will she protect what was so hard to gain? ​ "Photography" is a short film created through the Tri-C Intensive Film Workshop, designed to ready students for working in the film industry.