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Filmmakers Present

Now home to the nation’s largest Somali population, Minneapolis has, over the past twenty years, become known as a welcoming place for families seeking a new beginning outside of their war-torn homeland. 

Acclaimed Icelandic filmmaker Fredrik Thor Fredrikson (Angels of the Universe) returns with a clever, affecting semi-autobiographical tale of a film director’s relationship with his aging mother. Suffused with allusions to other films, Mamma Gógó makes sharp observations about the film industry as well as contemporary Icelandic society.

A very personal take on the history of experimental film, Pip Chodorov shares his affectionate account of growing up among some of the pioneers of avant-garde cinema.

What might have been a delightful shot across the bow of domineering Hollywood studios, however, falls a bit short. - Hollywood Reporter

This hilarious mockumentary on the entertainment industry by Belgian writer/director Frédéric Sojcher takes a stiff-fingered jab at both Hollywood and the U.S. government at the same time probing European cinema’s forgotten past.  

Genius in one country doesn't necessarily translate as such in other parts of the world.  This hilarious documentary sees Phil Rosenthal, creator of the hit CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, trying to bring the show to audiences in Russia.  His expertise in the sitcom business is entirely unappreciated by smug Russian network executives, who tell him point blank that his show is not funny. 

Like The Beatles and David Lynch before him, young German filmmaker David Sieveking sets off on a journey of enlightenment to better understand the teachings of Transcendental Meditation (TM), a controversial spiritual movement that's been criticized by some for using financially manipulative practices.  Travelling from Fairfield, Iowa (a founder Maharishi center), to India to Berlin, this artistic pilgrimage showcases Sieveking's charm in this tale on the fallibility of his idols, among them cult filmmaker and TM devotee David Lynch. Scenic backdrops and a playful musical score add to the depth of Sieveking’s whimsical and provocative documentary.

Director Craig McCall Present

It’s not often in these days of cinematic sprawl and girth that you wish a film could be longer. - Telegraph.uk

Laurence Olivier, Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe all received the star treatment from master cinematographer Jack Cardiff (1914-2009). Now it's his turn in front of the camera.