Two encore screenings added: Monday, September 21 at 7pm + National Punctuation Day Thursday, September 24 at 4pm (with Open Captions)! ABOUT THE FILM A grammar guru takes her pop-up … Continue reading "Rebel with a Clause"
20th Arab Film Festival Opening Night Wednesday, September 23 at 7:00 PM Visiting filmmaker: Abu Bakr Shawky ABOUT THE FILM During the tense summer of 1967, as war looms over Egypt, aspiring concert pianist Ahmed begins a pen-pal correspondence with an Austrian woman named Elizabeth. Based on the actual meeting of director Abu Bakr Shawky’s … Continue reading "Twin Cities Arab Film Festival Opening Night: The Stories"
Two encore screenings added: Monday, September 21 at 7pm + National Punctuation Day Thursday, September 24 at 4pm (with Open Captions)! ABOUT THE FILM A grammar guru takes her pop-up … Continue reading "Rebel with a Clause"
20th Arab Film Festival Thursday, September 24 at 5:30 PM Minnesota Made: Shorts and Fragments presents films from local Arab, Muslim and SWANA artists working across artistic and visual media. This segment includes finished films, collaborations, and works-in-progress by image-makers from our local(ish) community. A short discussion with the filmmakers will follow the screening. … Continue reading "Twin Cities Arab Film Festival: Minnesota Made: Shorts and Fragments + Discussion"
Thursday, September 24 at 7pm Stick around after the film for a live Q&A featuring the filmmakers and cast! Featuring: Megan Rico (writer/director), Kade Atwood (director/producer), Adi Madden Cabrera (actor), and Bryson Alejandro (producer/actor)! ABOUT THE FILM Timid Catholic school dork Edie Arnold is dragged to a punk show where a mishap lands her on … Continue reading "Edie Arnold is a Loser + Q&A"
20th Arab Film Festival Friday, September 25 at 1:00 PM ABOUT THE FILM Activist, teacher, and poet Alex Odeh was a leading voice in his community, advocating in the media for peace and justice through dialogue and respect for all people. In October 1985, he was assassinated by a tripwire bomb placed in his office. … Continue reading "Twin Cities Arab Film Festival: Who Killed Alex Odeh?"
Monday, September 28 at 7pm Sloppy Discs Presents Risky Business with an introduction by Jeremy Marder of the Chicago-film-focused Four Stars podcast and followed by Tom Cruise trivia by John McConville, host of Trivia Mafia's Music & Movies Trivia. ABOUT THE FILM A knife-sharp satire of youth and sex under capitalism—featuring a 21-year-old Cruise—Paul Brickman's … Continue reading "Sloppy Discs Presents: Risky Business"
7th annual Flip the Script Queer Film Festival Opening Night: She's The He! Thursday, October 1 at 7:00 PM Only screening in-person at The Main Cinema Join us at The Main Cinema for the Minnesota Premiere of She's The He! An irreverent coming-of-age comedy, written and directed by Siobhan McCarthy, that reclaims the gender-bending narrative … Continue reading "Flip the Script Queer Film Festival Opening Night: She’s The He!"
7th annual Flip the Script Queer Film Festival These short films are sure to give you some chills, have you squirming in your seat, and even elicit a few giggles as they take us into the unknown. Join us for a collection of short films that are sure to creep under your skin. Filmmakers expected … Continue reading "Flip the Script Queer Film Festival Shorts 1: Thrills & Chills"
Friday, October 2 at 7:00 PM 7th annual Flip the Script Queer Film Festival ABOUT THE FILM: Jo and Allie, a trans couple from Sunnyside, Queens, have built a life that defies easy categorization. After a serendipitous meeting on a dating app in 2016, they married two years later, but their journey has been shaped … Continue reading "Flip the Script Queer Film Festival: My Sunnyside"
