Crisitunity

James Jones, Hopkins High School Paraprofessional in the documentary, Literacy for Freedom: Empowering Black Boys in Minnesota

7:00 PM, Saturday, 10/7, Spirit of the North Theatre
*Multiple filmmakers in attendance

Extraction - Directed by Moira (Meery) Villiard
Tanaya Winder’s (Duckwater Shoshone) poem Extraction comes to life in this short animated film by Ojibwe descendent Moira Villiard, exploring the roots of colonization in the murdered and missing Indigenous relatives epidemic, all while touching on shared community legacies of Indian boarding schools.
03:30 Animation, MN USA

Literacy for Freedom: Empowering Black Boys in Minnesota - Directed by Deacon Warner (in attendance)
Out of over 63,000 teachers in the state just over 200 are Black men. 34% of school children in MN are persons of color. What Keenan has seen as one of those few Black men in education is a system that is failing to serve youth of color, particularly Black boys.
16:16, Documentary, MN USA

object permanence - Directed by Kayla Schiltgen (in attendance)
In the captivating world of "object permanence", agency is questioned as visibility or lack thereof becomes an enigmatic dance, unveiling the hidden depths of the seen and unseen in a time of perpetual display.
14:13, Experimental, MN USA

Down For The Count - Directed by Penn Pauletich (in attendance)
A vampire with an unexpected condition meets Karen, an uncooperative victim, and goes to extreme measures in order to feed.
07:46. Narrative, MN USA

Happy Hour - Directed by Gene Halverson (in attendance)
Walter’s day revolves around beer-thirty. He successfully arrives at the bar right before the end of Happy Hour. Unfortunately, this is just in time for the place to be held up. How will he react when his life, those around him, and his beer are in danger?
05:09, Narrative, MN USA

The Bus Ride - Directed by Nathan Block
A young girl with dreams of a better life boards a bus where she meets a mysterious stranger.
08:10, Narrative, MN USA

Growing Up Absurd - Directed by Ben Balcom
College F, known colloquially as Tolstoy College, was an anarchist educational community that operated within the University at Buffalo between 1969 and 1985. At once a sweeping portrayal of the college’s meeting places and the state of the campus today, Growing Up Absurd layers memories and traces of history to convey the lived experiences of its participants.
15:00, Experimental, WI USA

The Freaks Game - Directed by Adam Khelah
A young man, in a parking garage, is confronted by a weirdo who has a sadistic game planned.
10:40, Narrative, MN USA

Resurrectionists - Let Me Talk You Through This One - Directed by Eric Arsnow
A mediation on time and salvation, struggling to co-exist with pre-history and the present. This video was part of a larger, 10-part video series for the album Now That We Are All Ghosts.
02:27. Music Video, WI USA