3-Day Novice

Directed by Ronnie Ferguson

(2022, Eternal Playground)

3-Day Novice is a documentary about a poet attempting the annual 3-Day Novel Contest. The film, which illuminates the struggle and joy of the writing life, leaves no doubts: the writing process is something else. 3-Day Novice was a Finalist at Student World Impact Film Festival and an Honorable Mention at Brighton Rocks Film Festival. 

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THREE LITTLE PRAYERS

Directed by Ronnie Ferguson

(2021, Eternal Playground)

THREE LITTLE PRAYERS is a folk-pop musical like you've never seen before. Told in three uniquely gripping short stories, the innovative, no-budget film has screened at festivals around the world, including an Honorable Mention distinction at London Rocks Film Festival. 

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Bigfoot and Marty

Directed by Ronnie Ferguson

(2025, Eternal Playground)

Bigfoot and Marty—a no-budget documentary by award-winning filmmaker Ronnie Ferguson—explores the work of two-time Poet Laureate of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and renowned “Bigfoot Poet,” Marty Achatz, as he tracks the elusive Bigfoot…one poem at a time. Unique in the Bigfoot world and the world of poetry, the film offers a compelling meditation on the role of mystery and the pursuit of mystery in our lives. Along with poetry by Achatz, the film features a musical score by the critically acclaimed father/son band STREAKING IN TONGUES, and candid interviews with many Bigfoot experts, such as celebrated cryptozoologist and author Ken Gerhard, and the founder of the Kentucky Bigfoot Research Organization, investigator Charlie Raymond.

Bigfoot and Marty won the Independent Spirit Award at Midwest WeirdFest, along with being recognized at film festivals around the world.

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Reflections of an American Sunrise

Directed by Ronnie Ferguson

(2023, Eternal Playground)

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Reflections of an American Sunrise was made possible by generous support from The National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Midwest, Peter White Public Library, The Friends of Peter White Public Library, The Carroll Paul Memorial Trust Fund, as well as the Center for Native American Studies and the English Department at Northern Michigan Unviversity. 

Many writers, artists, musicians, and scholars are featured in Reflections of an American Sunrise, including: Joy Harjo, Waawiyeyaa, Dr. Martin Reinhardt, Dr. Amy Hamilton, April Lindala, Joanne Robertson, M. Bartley Siegel, Dr. Lynn Domina, Dr. Patricia Killelea, Margaret Noodin, Teal Lake Singers Drum Circle, and Marty Achatz.  

The Joy of Poetry

Directed by Ronnie Ferguson

(2021, Eternal Playground)

The Joy of Poetry was filmed live at the Joy Center in Ishpeming, Michigan on April 2, 2021.

Special thanks to Helen Haskell Remien, aka "Helen of Joy," and Cam Remien.