Greg Kwedar USA | 2023 | English | 105 min Fiction Feature |
Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men, including wary newcomer (Clarence Maclin). Sing Sing is the stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors. |
SCREENINGS:
Thu, Apr 11, 7:00 PM, The Main 1 Thu, Apr 11, 7:15 PM, The Main 3 |
The MSPIFF43 Opening Night Party follows down the street at A-Mill Artist Lofts. Help us kick off the fest with drinks, food, music, and more! |
Date: Thursday, April 11 Time: 9 PM - 11 PM Party Location: A-Mill Artist Lofts: 315 Main Street SE, Minneapolis |
Opening Film and Party Ticket:
$60 general, $40 members |
| Kelly O'Sullivan, Alex Thompson USA | 2024 | English | 115 min Fiction Feature |
When melancholic construction worker Dan finds himself drifting from his wife and daughter, he unwittingly joins a local theater’s production of Romeo and Juliet, where he discovers community and purpose. As the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life, he and his family are forced to confront a personal loss. |
SCREENINGS:
Thu, Apr 25, 7:00 PM, The Main 1 Thu, Apr 25, 7:20 PM, The Main 3 |
Celebrate the end of MSPIFF43 with fellow festival attendees and special guests with drinks, dancing and more by heading down Main Street to Riverplace! |
Date: Thursday, April 25 Time: 9 PM - 11 PM Party Location: Riverplace Main Exposition Hall 1 SE Main St. SE, Minneapolis |
Closing Film and Party Ticket:
$30 general, $20 members |
|
|
Johnny Barrington United Kingdom | 2023 | English | 90 min Fiction Feature |
US PREMIERE Special Guest Attending |
Teenager Dondo loves surfing, but he is endlessly searching for his "missing" father, not believing the common knowledge that he is dead. When a minister arrives to offer Dondo some answers (and a path to God), his best friend Sas must step in and try to help. |
SCREENINGS:
Sun, Apr 14, 11:15 AM, The Main 2 Sat, Apr 13, 6:45 PM, The Main 2 |
| Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted |
Isaac Gale, Ryan Olson USA | 2024 | English | 97 min Documentary Feature |
MN MADE Special Guests Attending |
Legendary musician Swamp Dogg, alongside housemates Moogstar and Guitar Shorty, has made his home
an artistic playground. Together they navigate the tumultuous waves of the music industry, and forge a unique and inspiring path across time and space. |
SCREENINGS:
Fri, Apr 12, 7:00 PM, The Main 3 Sun, Apr 21, 4:45 PM, Capri Theater |
|
|
Lone Scherfig
Chile, Spain, France | 2023 | Spanish | 116 min Fiction Feature |
It's the 1960s in a drough-stricken mining town in the Chilean Atacama Desert. María's family can only afford one ticket to the movies. When she comes home, she performs the movie for them. Soon, everyone wants to listen to María's incredible "movies." |
SCREENINGS:
Fri, Apr 12, 1:30 PM, The Main 3 Sat, Apr 13, 7:20 PM, The Main 3 Tue, Apr 16, 4:20 PM, The Main 3 |
| Michael Showalter USA | 2024 | English | 114 min Fiction Feature |
Based on the acclaimed, contemporary love story of the same name, The Idea of You centers on Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mom who begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. |
SCREENINGS:
Sat, Apr 13, 7:00 PM, The Main 1 |
|
|
Josh Margolin USA | 2024 | English | 97 min Fiction Feature |
Thelma Post (June Squibb) is a 93-year-old grandmother, and the victim of a phone scam. Thelma loses a lot of money, but...these scammers messed with the wrong nonagenarian. Enlisting a reluctant friend (the late Richard Roundtree) and his mobility scooter, Thelma is out to find the culprits. |
SCREENINGS:
Mon, Apr 15, 4:50 PM, The Main 1 Sat, Apr 18, 7:00 PM, POP’S ART THEATER ROCHESTER Sat, Apr 20, 1:00 PM, The Main 1 |
| STRIPPED FOR PARTS:
American Journalism on
the Brink |
Rick Goldsmith USA | 2023 | English | 100 min Documentary Feature |
Special Guest Attending StarTribune Pre-Reception Tue, April 16 at Pracna, 6 PM |
Alden Global Capital is a hedge fund whose goal is to buy up newspapers around the country and tear them apart. This seems to go against common business sense, until journalist Julie Reynolds investigates, and her findings galvanize reporters everywhere. |
SCREENINGS:
Tue, Apr 16, 7:00 PM, The Main 1 Thu, Apr 18, 12:10 PM, The Main 2 |
|
|
Mallory Weggemann, Jay Snyder USA | 2024 | English | 102 min Documentary Feature |
WORLD PREMIERE \ MN MADE Special Guests Attending |
When Mallory Weggemann was 18 year sold, she walked into a routine medical procedure and never walked out. Instead of allowing her newfound paralysis to become her life-defining moment, she channeled her grief into the water, eventually becoming a five-time Paralympic gold medalist before facing equally insurmountable odds with her husband to become new parents. |
SCREENINGS:
Thu, Apr 18, 7:00 PM, The Main 1 Sun, Apr 21, 11:00 AM, The Main 1 |
| Ruth Leitman USA | 2023 | English | 100 min Documentary Feature |
Comedian and disruptor-extraordinaire Lizz Winstead is angry–and she's got good reason to be. With the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, she and her group, Abortion Access Front, are rolling up their sleeves and taking the fight to the streets to secure abortion freedoms across the US. |
EXCLUSIVE: Ticket holders for
the 4/20 and 4/21 screenings are invited to an afterparty fundraiser for Abortion Access Front on 4/20 for an extra $25. Minneapolis Event Center, after 4/20 Screening |
SCREENINGS:
Sat, Apr 20, 6:00 PM, The Main 1 Sun, Apr 21, 2:00 PM, The Main 1 |
|
|
Mahad Ahmed, Vincenzo Cavallo Kenya, Germany | 2023 Somali, English, Swahili 105 min | Fiction Feature |
US PREMIERE Special Guest Attending |
Eastleigh Nairobi, Kenya is home to many Somalis who fled the Somali Civil War. When the US embassy opens the green card lottery visa, two men concoct a monumental scheme to create fake families in the hopes of immigrating to
the US. Based on true events, Bufis delivers a humorous and ambitious story about actualizing a dream of a new life. |
SCREENINGS:
Fri, Apr 12, 6:50 PM, The Main 1
Sat, Apr 13, 1:20 PM, The Main 1 |
| Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie Canada, USA | 2024 | English, Secwepemctsín 107 min | Documentary Feature |
An investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school ignites a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve. A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and
their way of life – Sugarcane, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie – is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. |
SCREENINGS:
Sat, Apr 15, 7:00 PM, The Main 2 Tue, Apr 16, 7:05 PM, The Main 2 |
|
|
- All in-person screenings.
- Premium Screenings like the Opening and Closing Presentations and Parties.
- Priority status in ticket holder lines.
- Best of Fest encore screenings.
|
| Another great way to enjoy MSPIFF at a discount. Get 6 regular screening tickets for the price of 5. Plus 6 Packs can be shared between multiple people. Please note, they are not valid for Premium screenings. |
|
|
StarTribune.com e-mail Offers contain messages from our advertisers about new products, sales, and special offers or in-store events. To stop receiving this category of email Offers, click here to unsubscribe.
Manage email preferences
View our Privacy Policy.
This email was sent by:
Star Tribune, 650 3rd Ave S Suite 1300 | Minneapolis, MN 55488 US
© 2024 StarTribune. All rights reserved. |
|
|
|
