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Wednesday, April 25th - 7:30 pm - Oak Street Cinema Party to follow at Stub and Herbs (see Minnesota Mid-Fest Event for details) Directors Present Devilish Man (Music Video) Director: Eli Ljung USA, 2007 - 3 Minutes, 40 Seconds The story of an ill-fated love triangle is told with the music of local recording artist Haley Bonar. Out of Line (Animation) Director: Bradley Pearson USA, 2006 - 2 Minutes, 20 Seconds A young ball attempts to “bounce” like the other balls it sees. It soon discovers happiness by “bouncing” it’s own way. The Mallory’s Go Black Market (Comedy) Directors: JoEllen Martinson, William Scott Rees USA, 2006 - 8 Minutes In this cheeky love letter to 1980’s clothing, a pair of Big Apple fashionistas and their misfit sidekick embrace the thrills of materialism in their scheme to export two suitcases worth of vintage casual-wear to unfortunate teenagers through the Russian black market. H-E-N-R-Y (Drama) Director: William Kruse USA, 2006 - 18 Minutes, 30 Seconds Hank meets Henry on the prison basketball court. It’s Hank’s first day in, Henry’s last. Henry challenges Hank to a game of H-E-N-R-Y, a version of the playground basketball game H-O-R-S-E. The wager is for Hank’s basketball, the only possession he’s got. With each shot comes a new reality. Hank and Henry discover that despite the difference in their circumstance they are more similar than first perceived. When the game concludes the two are connected in a profound and surprsing way. Shot on location inside and outside of the historic Stillwater prison, H-E-N-R-Y provides a unique perspective on confinement, using a lyrical, atmospheric tone. You’ll Be Fine (Drama) Director: Catrin Magnusson USA, 2007 - 6 Minutes, 30 Seconds Claire wants nothing more than to skip town and forget about her absent mother and her mother’s foul boyfriend. But on her way out of town, Claire runs head-to-head with her younger sister, Sam, and she begins to realize that her freedom has a price. Miles Crowe’s 1st Annual Egg Hunt Standoff (Mockumentary) Directors: Adam Anderson, Brent Augustinack, Chris Marcy, Joe Marcy, Pete Marcy USA, 2007 - 8 Minutes Miles Crowe loves Easter. Sure, he appreciates the religious significance of the holiday, but his real passion is for the egg hunt. This year he has invited four friends over to search for dozens of eggs in the wooded acres of his backyard. When the men are split into pairs to find the eggs, conflicting personalities hinder productive teamwork as their egg-hunting skills are put to the test, and each man leaves with a different take on the experience. The Tipparinos (Comedy) Director: Vaughn Juares USA, 2006 - 8 Minutes Winner of the 2006 48 Hour Film Project Sam Adams shootout, this live action/animation brings a new meaning to the word “gangster”. Tag (Action/Adventure) Director: William Prouty USA/UK, 2007 - 5 Minutes A bike messenger chases a skater through the streets of London. Tiny Explosions (Drama) Director: Collier White USA, 2006 - 30 Minutes Set in a post-epidemic Minneapolis, this musical tells a story of cyclists empowered by the conceal and carry law passed at the turn of the millennium. Young and idealistic, they arm themselves with handguns to defend against the careless rage of motorists. Carissa (Linnea Mohn) and her friends cycle through a brightly colored but evacuated landscape, dreaming of the coming post-petroleum future while evading the dangerous adherents of car culture. But while her friend Hayden (Chase Korte) agitates the rabble, Carissa’s activism subtly shifts as she identifies with a police woman responsible for her arrest (Christine Clayburg). In the film’s three original songs, Carissa expresses the sentiment of motorists, who she increasingly sees as the wretched offspring of a desperately alienated culture. The film features Chase Korte, a local actor who recently died tragically in a car accident in Bullhead, Arizona. The Conservationist (Dramedy) Director: Matt Goldman USA, 2006 - 6 Minutes, 30 Seconds The Conservationist is about a simple man who lives a simple life. He is determined to leave the earth unscarred by his presence, taking only what he needs and recycling whatever possible. BIg Drag (Limbeck Music Video) Director: Shane Nelson and Justin Pierre USA, 2007 - 3 Minutes, 30 Seconds A young idealist, devastated by the dwindling supply of his favorite concentrated juice beverage, must overcome his agoraphobic tendencies and the gravitational pull of the davenport in order to save the lives of 38 unenthused extras who’s lives hang in the balance. USA, 105 Minutes Presented by: Stub & Herbs 
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