MINNEAPOLIS – April 24, 2018. The Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul today announced the schedule of visiting filmmakers to the 37th Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) through the end of the Festival on April 28.

The final weekend of MSPIFF will see a variety of directors, actors and other filmmakers and performers on hand to share the stories of creating incredible cinema, what inspired them, the challenges they have faced, and their myriad successes. Visiting filmmakers include director, musician, performer Cory McAbee (Deep Astronomy and the Romantic Sciences), Oscar winning screenwriter and director Barry Morrow (Smitten!), director Mikko Makela (A Moment in the Reeds), and actor Brady Jandreau, star of MSPIFF’s Closing Night presentation, The Rider… among many others, including musicians, directors, actors, producers, and more.


Please contact Peter Schilling at Peter@MSPFilm.org for availability, to schedule interviews, which may be conducted via telephone or in person at the Film Society offices or the St. Anthony Main Theatre (per filmmaker availability), or for any other media requests.


For the full schedule of films and events for the final weekend, as well as the Best of the Fest schedule the week following, please visit the festival web page at http://mspfilm.org/festivals/mspiff/.


FILMMAKERS VISITING MSPIFF THROUGH SATURDAY, APRIL 28
All films at St. Anthony Main Theatre unless otherwise noted

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
The Book of Clarence
Screening at 4:00PM
Guest: Director Lee Breuer and subject Sam Butler



THURSDAY, APRIL 26
A Work in Progress (Al Milgrom’s Cinema Journey)
Screening at 2:00PM
Guest: Director Phil Harder and subject Al Milgrom

Deep Astronomy Romantic Sciences

Screening 7:00PM
Guest: Director and performer Cory McAbee

Short: Chasms & Bridges
Screening 7:15PM
Guests: Shorts directors Steven Gray, Hunter Johnson, Daniel Klein, Alexia Oldini
Don’t Get Trouble in Your Mind: The Carolina Chocolate Drops’ Story
Screening 9:25PM
Guest: Director John Whitehead


UPTOWN THEATRE
Odds Are...
Screening at 7:00PM
Guest: Director Peter Markle

MARCUS GALAXY 14 CINEMA (ROCHESTER, MN)
Through the Banks of the Red Cedar
Screening at 7:00PM
Guest: Director Maya Washington


FRIDAY, APRIL 27

Not in My Lifetime
Screening at 4:25PM
Guest: Director Pam Colby
A Moment in the Reeds
Screening at 7:00PM
Guest: Director Mikko Makela

Minding the Gap
Screening at 7:05PM
Guest: Director Bing Liu

FRIDAY, APRIL 27, cont.

Smitten!
Screening at 7:15PM
Guest: Director Barry Morrow and producer Julia Rask


CAPRI THEATER

Crime + Punishment
Screening at 7:00PM
Guest: Subject New York City Police Officer Edwin Raymond

MARCUS GALAXY 14 CINEMA (ROCHESTER, MN)

Farmer of the Year
Screening at 7:00PM
Guests: Directors Vince O’Connell, Kathy Swanson


SATURDAY, APRIL 28

Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian w/short film “Badger Creek”
Screening at 7:05PM
Guest: Director Sydney Beane, subject Kate (Loud Hawk) Beane, and “Badger Creek” producer Rhea Ashmore

Short: Docs Unreal
Screening 2:00PM
Guests: Shorts directors Crystal Avila, Fidelia Avila, Joshua Carlson, Hannah Nemer, Molly Nemer

A Moment in the Reeds
Screening at 4:00PM
Guest: Director Mikko Makela

Smitten!
Screening at 4:20PM
Guest: Director Barry Morrow and producer Julia Rask

Deep Astronomy and the Romantic Sciences
Screening 4:30PM
Guest: Director and performer Cory McAbee


Minding the Gap
Screening at 4:35PM
Guest: Director Bing Liu


CLOSING NIGHT PRESENTATION: The Rider
Screening at 7:00PM
Guest: Lead Actor Brady Jandreau

Risking Light
Screening at 7:05PM
Guests: Director Dawn Mikkleson and subject Mary Johnson-Roy


Odds Are...
Screening at 9:35PM
Guest: Director Peter Markle

MSPIFF is presented by the Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul, a dynamic 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to fostering a knowledgeable and vibrant appreciation of the art of film and its power to inform and transform individuals and communities.

The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival is generously supported by The Star Tribune, Cedarwoods Foundation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Minnesota State Arts Board Legacy Amendment Funding, National Endowment for the Arts, McKnight Foundation, US Bank, The Minneapolis Foundation, Mora Global, Knock, Inc., KBEM Jazz88, Indeed Brewing Company, Best Buy, Alamo Drafthouse, Depot Renaissance Hotel, Fox Rothschild, Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, numerous local businesses, consulates from around the world, our Masters and Auteurs Member Circle and the 2,300+ Members and Donors of the Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul.