Alpena News editorial
The coronavirus pandemic has driven the Thunder Bay International Film Festival online, and we urge our readers to follow the festival there.
The festival begins Wednesday and runs through the end of the month. Single-screening tickets cost $10 per feature film or $12 per themed program or short program. A $100 Thunder Pass gives buyers access to all films, themed programs, and Q&A sessions.
The online festival will be different, and, like everything else the virus has taken from us, we’ll miss the event at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center.
But, in some ways, the online portion will be better. Because the films will be streamed, viewers can watch them at their convenience, from anywhere they can get online. Because of that convenience, people may end up watching more films, furthering the festival’s mission of educating the public about our planet’s waterways.