Friday Night Event:

Directed by Marius Anderson - in attendance
Produced by Melody Gilbert - in attendance
7:00 PM, Friday, 10/6,
Venue: NorShor Theatre
*Minnesota Made / Duluth Filmmaker
*Director Marius Anderson in attendance
*Producer Melody Gilbert in attendance
*Bill Bradley, Leah Gruhn, and production crew members in attendance

It’s the coldest day of the year in the coldest place in America and they have 60 hours to run, bike, or ski in the toughest race in the world. What can we learn from them about life, love, and happiness?

The Arrowhead 135 has been called the toughest endurance race in the world. Why would anyone do this, especially when it’s 40 degrees below zero? Set in Northern Minnesota, we meet Leah, a junk food-eating scientist, and Bill, an accomplished ultra-marathoner who just can’t seem to finish this incredibly challenging race. They run, bike, or ski 135 miles over three days in the solitary woods. The grueling race and extreme weather can sometimes cause hallucinations - and the risk of frostbite or freezing to death keeps most racers from resting or sleeping.

Director/Producer/Cinematographer/Editor
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Marius Anderson was born in Germany, met his wife in Sweden and moved to her hometown of Duluth, MN. His work as a cinematographer, producer and editor has been featured on Amazon Originals, PBS, CNN, The Athletic, DW-TV (German TV), SRF (Swiss TV), ARTE (France/Germany). Marius was recently the co-director and cinematographer for the PBS North (WDSE) documentary Iron Opera. His debut independent documentary feature is 40 Below: The Toughest Race in the World. For more info about Marius, go to: www.londonroadfilms.com 

Producer
Melody Gilbert is an award-winning documentary filmmaker who has directed more than a dozen documentaries, most recently JUDY’S THOUGHTS (2022), STORIES I DIDN’T KNOW (PBS/2020), and SILICONE SOUL (STARZ/2019). She is also a producer for other documentary projects that inspire her, including 40 BELOW: THE TOUGHEST RACE IN THE WORLD (premiering in 2023), LOVE THEM FIRST: LESSONS FROM LUCY LANEY ELEMENTARY (2020 Alfred I. duPont award), BENEATH THE INK (nominated for a 2019 Emmy for Outstanding Short Documentary), WOMEN OUTWARD BOUND (2016/PBS), and the James Beard award-winning THE STARFISH THROWERS
(2015). To see trailers of all her films, go to: www.frozenfeetfilm.com 

40 Below: The Toughest Race in the World:
Winner Audience Choice Award Documentary Feature: 2023 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
Winner Best of Fest: 2023 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
Winner Special Jury Price: San Francisco Documentary Film Festival

Runtime: 01:39:00
Venue: NorShor Theatre