Chicago filmmaker George Desort spent eighty nights alone on Isle Royale, a wilderness island in Lake Superior. Traveling solo with his camera and as much food as he could fit into his kayak, he explored the island's rugged terrain, filming himself each difficult step of the way. Fifty Lakes One Island pairs Desort's breathtaking footage with his personal, unvarnished storytelling to create a film that sends viewers straight for the outdoors. (Official Selection, Frozen River Film Festival 2014; Best Cinematography nomination and Audience Choice Award, Green Bay Film Festival 2014.)

Why This Film Matters: True wilderness, places without roads, signals, or crowds, is vanishing, and with it the chance to test ourselves against nothing but our own resourcefulness. Fifty Lakes One Island celebrates that increasingly rare experience, and makes a quiet case for protecting the last islands of true solitude.