**********************************************************FRIDAY, JULY 28**************************************************************
7:30 pm
The World’s Most Dangerous Polka Band
Directed by Sonny Tormoen. A warm and wacky look at the house band at Nye’s Polonaise. (Documentary, 27 minutes)
8:00 pm
Hunting
Directed by Jae Jung Ahn. What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted? (Animated, 2 minutes)
8:05pm
A Diary Film
Directed by Ned Hylton. You can make a movie about just about anything – even a trip home to visit your family. (Comedy, 5 minutes)
8:10 pm
Sweet Caroline
Directed by Chris Newberry. A story of love, loss and Neil Diamond songs set in a hospital. (Drama, 15 minutes)
8:25
South Central Farmers
Directed by Ross Guidici. A heartbreaking look at a rare – and endangered – patch of green in Los Angeles. (Documentary, 8 minutes)
8:35pm
Homage to a Catalonian Christmas
Directed by Greg Wilcox. Some foreign countries have crazier Christmas customs than others. In northeast Spain, for example, they have a creature that poops gifts. FAIR WARNING: This film features a lot of “scatological situations.” (Documentary, 18 minutes)
9:00 pm – 9:15 pm
BREAK
9:15 pm
Beremy Jachman
Directed by Carolyn Main & Sam Liberto. A poem by Duluth’s own John Holden is brought to life through the magic of moving illustrations. FAIR WARNING: This film features some “adult situations.” (Animated, 5 minutes)
9:20 pm
Know Your Enemy
Directed by Mary McIlwain & Aaron Arendt. Three Russian soldiers are trapped behind enemy lines. FAIR WARNING: This film features a couple of “dirty words.” And some floating heads. And a guy in a bear suit. (Action/Comedy, 30 minutes)
9:50 pm
Dance Party, USA
Directed by Aaron Katz. Jessica and Gus are two apathetic teenagers drifting aimlessly from one party to the next – until they meet each other. FAIR WARNING: This film features a lot of “dirty words” and “adult situations.” Seriously. You’ve been warned. (Drama, 66 minutes)
***********************************************************SATURDAY, JULY 29********************************************************
2:00 pm
Awakening
Directed by Joel Weber & Dominic Howes. Poor women throughout Afghanistan and India are joining forces, combining their resources and transcending their historically restricted roles. (Documentary, 40 minutes)
2:45 pm
Blue
Directed by Takuro Miyoshi. Tamaki likes to shoot. It makes her feel calm. But she won’t shoot her boyfriend. (Drama, 13 minutes)
3:00 pm
Letters to Germany
Directed by Cheri Henderson. Duluth-made documentary about a granddaughter's relationship with her German grandparents. (Documentary, 26 minutes)
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
BREAK
3:45 pm
Men of Color – To Arms!
Directed by Lois Leveen, Christine Heycke and Sahako Kakutani. Civil War reenactors pretend to fight a war that’s been over for more than a century. But the historical and racial legacies of that time still linger in surprising ways. (Documentary, 10 minutes)
3:55 pm
Fundament
Directed by Greg Carlson. Go to bed. (Comedy, 3 minutes)
4:00 pm
In Defense of Definitions
Directed by Don Swaynos. Webster’s dictionary is the only thing stopping our nation from descending into complete anarchy. (Comedy, 4 minutes)
4:05 pm
If There Were No Lutherans, Would There Still Be Green Jell-O?
Directed by Gayle Knutson. A Lutheran minister motivates his congregation – and others – through humor. (Documentary, 12 minutes)
4:20 pm
To a Man with a Big Nose
Directed by Cecilia Aronovich. Is that your nose or did a bus park on your face? (Animated, 4 minutes)
4:25 pm
Benjamin Carr Moen
Directed by Toby Jones. Everyone has a friend like Benjamin Carr Moen. (Documentary, 4 minutes)
4:30 pm
Harvest Queens
Directed by Julia Nunes. Beauty pageants can be found everywhere. Even in the far reaches of northern Canada. (Documentary, 30 minutes)
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
BREAK
7:30 pm
Excerpt from Urban Explorers
Directed by Melody Gilbert. Dive under the manhole cover to explore our urban environment with an unforgettable group of adventure-seekers. (Documentary, 10 minutes)
7:40 pm
The Betty Mystique
Directed by Susan Marks. Betty Crocker may be a corporate icon. But she was born in Minnesota, so she’s our corporate icon. (Documentary, 25 minutes)
8:05 pm
Daisy Chain
Directed by Mother Popcorn. The first of six films that participated in the 2006 48 Hour Film contest, this is a gentle love story between a boy and his homicidal ventriloquist’s dummy. (Horror, 6 minutes)
8:10 pm
Milk Babies
Directed by Tucker Lucas. These adorable little angels are going to be the biggest thing since the pet rock. The winner of the 48 Hour Film contest in Fargo. (Sci-Fi, 8 minutes)
8:20 pm
In the Pink
Directed by Robin Decaire. There must be a reason why nobody ever robs lemonade stands... (Action/Adventure, 7 minutes)
8:30 pm
Conversion Van
Directed by Mike Scholtz. A mild-mannered office worker must rescue his girlfriend from a suicide cult in Wrenshall, Minnesota. (Road Movie, 8 minutes)
8:40 pm
Blind Date
Directed by Matt Houchin & Ross McNamara. Three sisters. Two dates. Someone’s going to get hurt. (Comedy, 8 minutes)
8:50 pm
Dangerous Proximity
Directed by Joe Martin. International espionage isn’t as glamorous as you might think. The winner of the 48 Hour Film contest in Minneapolis. (Spy, 8 minutes)
9:00 pm – 9:15 pm
BREAK
9:15 pm
Giblets: The Canyon
Directed by Carolyn Main & Sam Liberto. The world’s a dangerous place when you’re a cuddly Claymation creature. (Animated, 1 minute)
9:20 pm
Closing Time
Directed by Chris Brandt. They can raise the minimum wage. But it’s not going to make a job in fast food any more appealing. (Comedy, 4 minutes)
9:25 pm
Excerpt from The Real Paul Bunyan
Directed by Daniel Taradash. A fond look back at Brainerd’s creepy talking Paul Bunyan statue. (Documentary, 4 minutes)
9:30 pm
The Hole Story
Directed by Alex Karpovsky. Brainerd’s a strange place. Just ask the film crew from “Provinicial Puzzlers” after they hit town on the trail of a mystery. (Documentary/Comedy, 83 minutes)
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