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Post by: Ruth Maramis Just a month away until the film festivities begin, Twin Cities Film Fest is hosting a Minnesota theatrical premiere of the indie drama The Trouble With The Truth.  Starring Minnesota native, Lea Thompson and written and directed by Minnesota native, Jim Hemphill. Both Ms. Thompson and Mr. Hemphill will be present for a… Continue reading TCFF Special Screening: Spotlight: ‘The Trouble With the Truth’ + Interview with writer/director Jim Hemphill

The Streaming Future Is Here: 6 Over-the-Top Services That Are Changing the Rules of Film Distribution By: Holly Roberts Going to the movies. There is the romantic perspective: watching the lights and action in a darkened movie palace, each second of flicker overflowing with 24 frames of images, elevating a group of strangers into a… Continue reading The Streaming Future Is Here..

Finding Noah 10:10 AMPurchase Tickets Too Late 10:15 AMPurchase Tickets Wildlike 12:15 PMPurchase Tickets Man Vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler 12:45 PMPurchase Tickets The Quiet Hour 2:45 PMPurchase Tickets The Adderall Diaries 3:00 PMPurchase Tickets The 33 5:00 PMPurchase Tickets The 33 5:00 PMPurchase Tickets Out In The Cold 7:30 PMPurchase… Continue reading What’s Coming Up Day 11 31st

The Quiet Hour Humans are few and far between since Earth was invaded by unseen extraterrestrial machines that harvest the planet’s natural resources and relentlessly kill its inhabitants. In a remote part of the countryside, where starved humans have become as dangerous as the alien machines hovering in the sky, a feisty 19 year old… Continue reading 2015 TCFF Filmmaker Interview: Dr. Ralph Bovard, The Quiet Hour

Homeless w/Even the Walls 12:40 PM Purchase Tickets Sunny In The Dark 1:00 PM Purchase Tickets Night Owls 3:00 PM Purchase Tickets The Birth of Saké 3:10 PM Purchase Tickets All The Time In The World 5:15 PM Purchase Tickets The Adderall Diaries 7:10 PM Purchase Tickets Shoot to Kill Shorts Block 7:30 PM Purchase… Continue reading What’s Coming Up Day 9 – Thursday 29th

Completely Normal 12:30 PM Purchase Tickets Wildlike 1:30 PM Purchase Tickets Touched With Fire 2:30 PM Purchase Tickets In Football We Trust 4:00 PM Purchase Tickets Out in the Cold 6:00 PM Purchase Tickets Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made 7:15 PM Purchase Tickets Love American Style Shorts Block 8:15 PM… Continue reading What’s Coming Up Day 8 – Wednesday 28th

All The Time In The World  In a philosophical film by local director Nickolaus Swedlund, at a small rural college in the Midwest, Drew (Drew Zoromski), a senior college football player struggles to rediscover his purpose in life after a knee injury ends his promising athletic career. His physical pain is compounded when his girlfriend… Continue reading 2015 TCFF FIlmmaking Interviews: Nickolaus Swedlund, All the Time in the World

One of the best things about covering a local film fest is the ample opportunities to not only watch Minnesota-made films, but also the chance to chat with those who made them. These three films have had their Midwest premieres this past week at Twin Cities Film Fest. Hopefully those of you who missed the… Continue reading Spotlight on Minnesota-based filmmakers – Part I: Jug Band Hokum + Keepsake + This Loneliness

Leaving Circadia 1:30 PM Purchase Tickets This is Happening 2:00 PM Purchase Tickets Can You Dig This? 3:30 PM Purchase Tickets Digital Dove Shorts 4:00 PM Purchase Tickets Land of 10,000 Stories Shorts Block 5:30 PM Purchase Tickets Land of 10,000 Stories Shorts Block 5:45 PM Purchase Tickets A Year and Change 8:15 PM Purchase… Continue reading What’s Coming Up Day 7 – Tuesday 27th

The wealthy Whitefish sisters call in a mysterious friend when they find a severed human foot in the cabin of their boat. Land Of 10,000 Stories – Shorts Block Screening Time(s):  10/27/2015  5:30 PM 10/27/2015  5:45 PM Click Here to purchase  

Clean Cut A Roomba meets its match when encountering a new mess to clean up. Land Of 10,000 Stories – Shorts Block Screening Time(s):  10/27/2015  5:30 PM 10/27/2015  5:45 PM Click Here to purchase

Grown Men on Swings Steve, who is on the upswing in life, while at a playground, notices Gordon who is on the downswing in life. Steve, assuming the worst, approaches Gordon to find out why he’s sitting on a swing set. Gordon’s answer will surprise him and cause him to consider something he hasn’t done… Continue reading 2015 TCFF Filmmaker Interview: Dan Stewart, Grown Men on Swings

  You’re in Trouble South Dakota was the destination for the Whitefish family vacation. However for Kevin, Andrea and their son Harrison, getting there became quite the adventure. The road trip infused by a muscle relaxer, tackles the great “poop or chocolate” debate with their one year old son Harrison, Kevin’s pee freeze issues and… Continue reading 2015 TCFF Filmmaker Interview: Joe Kessler, You’re in Trouble