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Mon Apr 23
Acme & Co. PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, April 23rd - 9:15 pm - Bell Auditorium

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Director: Gregorio Rocha

 

This documentary recaps the lively story of silent-era pioneers Felix and Edmundo Padilla, the father-son duo who traveled the northern border of Mexico exhibiting films to the public during that era.

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Bothersome Man, The (Den Brysomme Mannen) PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, April 23rd - 9:30 pm Oak Street Cinema

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Tuesday, April 24th - 5:00 pm St. Anthony Main

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Director: Jens Lien


Andreas arrives in a gray unflattering city with no memory of how he got there and something is wrong. Tastes, smells, noises, emotions - things that he seems to remember from a past life are no longer with him. He is presented with a job, an apartment - even a girlfriend.

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City in Heat (Ciudad en Celo) PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, April 23rd - 7:00 pm St. Anthony Main

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Friday, April 27th - 5:00 pm Bell Auditorium

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Director: Hernan Gaffet

 

The first feature from the Argentine director and screenwriter Hernan Gaffet, Ciudad en Celo, managed to obtain the perfect balance, between the complexity of a love triangle, friendship, a suicide, a magical and nostalgic neighborhood cafe in Buenos Aires and a stunning tango and jazz soundtrack.

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Falkenberg Farewell (Farval Falkenberg) PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, April 20th - 9:00 pm - St. Anthony Main 

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Monday, April 23rd - 5:00 pm - Oak Street Cinema

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Director: Jesper Ganslandt

 

Five childhood friends just finishing high school and trying to decide what to do with the rest of their lives spend one last summer together in their hometown of Falkenberg, a small burg on the water in southeast Sweden.

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Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, April 23rd - 7:00 pm - Bell Auditorium

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Friday, April 27th - 4:45 pm - St. Anthony Main

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Director: Nader T. Homayoun

 

Through a dazzling array of film clips and interviews this thoroughly encompassing documentary explores the history of one of the most highly regarded national cinemas to emerge in the last two decades. Through a compelling blend of archival footage, excerpts from representative landmark Iranian films, and interviews with its filmmakers, film critics and film historians, the film traces its country’s cinema history in the face of often official opprobrium.

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Milk & Opium (Doodh Aur Apheem) PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, April 23rd - 5:00 pm - Bell Auditorium

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Director: Joel Palombo


Swaroop, a young Muslim boy from a caste of musicians, leaves his Rajasthani desert village in search of work with his Uncle Nizam. An innocent and curious 14 year-old boy, Swaroop’s world quickly expands as he and Nizam join up with Nizam’s musician friends who perform at roadside locations.  

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Minnesota Documentaries Program PDF Print E-mail
 

Monday, April 23rd - 7:15 pm - Oak Street Cinema

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Directors Present - 106 Minutes

 

Change: Past, Present and Future

 "The earth and its people have been evolving and changing since the beginning of time. This program highlights some of the people who have been part of that change right here in Minnesota; and delves into some changes that we can all make for the well being of our future."

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Schnitzel Paradise (Schnitzelparadijs Het) PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, April 20th - 5:00 pm - Oak Street Cinema

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Monday, April 23rd - 9:15 pm - St. Anthony Main

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Director: Martin Koolhoven

 

Nordip Doenia is a talented student from a Moroccan family in Amsterdam. He is the pride of his family. He passed his final school exams with the kind of grades his fellow-pupils can only dream of. No wonder that Dad is already mapping out a bright future for his son – a degree in medicine and a subsequent career as a doctor.

 

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Zorro's Bar Mitzvah PDF Print E-mail
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Saturday, April 21st - 11:00 am - Bell Auditorium

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Monday, April 23rd - 5:00 pm - St. Anthony Main

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Director: Ruth Beckerman

 

An entertaining and informative documentary, Zorro’s Bar Mitzvah accompanies four 12-year-olds—Sharon, Tom, Moishy, and Sophie—as they prepare for their bar, or bat mitzvah, the traditional coming-of-age ceremony for Jewish children.

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