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HURRY! ENDS THURSDAY AUG 18 | |
MEDUSA
Official MSPIFF41 Selection
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BODIES BODIES BODIES
OPENS FRIDAY AUG 19
When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game goes awry in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong.
From Halina Reijn and starring Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Myha'la Herrold, Chase Sui Wonders, Rachel Sennott, with Lee Pace and Pete Davidson.
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DRAGON BALL SUPER:
SUPER HERO
OPENS FRIDAY AUG 19
All shows are presented with the English dub soundtrack, except Tues, Aug 23 at 7:30 PM will have Japanese dialogue w/English subtitles.
The Red Ribbon Army was once destroyed by Son Goku. Individuals, who carry on its spirit, have created the ultimate Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2. These two Androids call themselves "Super Heroes." They start attacking Piccolo and Son Gohan… What is the New Red Ribbon Army’s objective? In the face of approaching danger, it is time to awaken, Super Hero!
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The 2022 MSP Iranian Film Festival, August 19-21, showcases acclaimed and award-winning new Iranian cinema, and presents a variety of themes, genres, and perspectives of contemporary Iran.
Presented in partnership with the Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective.
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See all 5 films for $40
($30 for MSP Film Society Members)
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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY AUGUST 19
SATURDAY AUGUST 20
SUNDAY AUGUST 21
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Fri, Aug 19 7:00 PM
Sun, Aug 21 4:30 PM
At a crossroads in his life, a middle-aged son journeys from Tehran to Prague to trace his father’s path through the tumultuous history of his own times only to find himself even more unmoored in the present. Rouzbeh finds himself on a quest to better understand his father, a communist intellectual who started a new life in Eastern Europe in the wake of the 1953 coup. Every clue he tracks down, however, deepens the mystery surrounding the man he thought he knew.
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Sat, Aug 20 2:00 PM
Ebrahim is twelve. He lives with his mother and five siblings of all ages in a two-roomed shack in the heart of desert, far away from the village. Aside from feeding the children and obtaining a birth certificate for them, the main preoccupation of Ebrahim and his mother is to build a house in the village so they don’t have to walk all the way back and forth all the time…
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Fri, Aug 19 4:30 PM
Sun, Aug 21 6:45 PM
EA rural village in pre-revolution Iran has been struggling economically for years when the imminent return of a now wealthy former resident sparks hope that she’ll grant her hometown much needed financial aid. As the local bigwigs make bumbling plans for a grand welcome, the town decides whether to sacrifice one among them for the benefit of all.
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Fri, Aug 19 9:20 PM
Sat, Aug 20 4:00 PM
Reza (35), having distanced himself from the urban quagmire, leads a simple life along with his wife and sole child. He spends his days working in his gold fish farm. Nearby, a private company with close links to the government and local authorities, has taken control of nearly every aspect of the regional life. Reza strives to resist coercion and preserve his farm, but realizes that he can no longer stand up to this web of corruption. Giving up, he decides to sell his property and move away. The Company however, decides to raise the stakes…
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Sun, Aug 21 2:00 PM
Golbahar, a sixteen year-old girl, is sold to a middle-aged man to have a baby for him. After a month, Golbahar is still not pregnant. Her pimp threatens to kill her, if she does not get pregnant soon. She undertakes some medical tests and to her surprises she finds out that her tubes have been tied, which may be the result of an unofficial national plan to euthanize the homeless in Iran to control their rising population.
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SPECIAL EVENT ON SATURDAY AUG 20 | | |
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An Exciting and Innovative LIVE Multimedia Presentation Created and Hosted by Composer, Producer, and Beatles Expert Scott Freiman
Saturday, August 20 - 7:00 PM
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THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING
Early Screenings Aug 25
Opens Aug 26
Dr Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic...a creature of reason. While in Istanbul, she happens to encounter a Djinn (Idris Elba) who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.
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Three Minutes: A Lengthening
Opens Aug 26
Official MSPIFF41 Selection
Three minutes of footage, shot by David Kurtz in 1938, are the only moving images remaining of the Jewish inhabitants of Nasielsk, Poland before the Holocaust.
Narrated by Academy Award® nominee Helena Bonham Carter and Co-produced by Academy Award® winner Steve McQueen.
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Thursday, August 18 at 7:00 PM
Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul presents La Classe! Classic French Film Festival.
Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another.
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Friday, August 26 at 7:00 PM
Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul presents La Classe! Classic French Film Festival.
Based on real events, La Haine focuses on three friends over the course of one day in the housing projects of suburban Paris in the aftermath of a riot. With tension in the air and the police on constant surveillance, it’s not long before prejudice and hostility turns into violence, with tragic consequences...
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COVID-19 POLICY
Per City of Minneapolis guidance, masks strongly recommended while indoors.
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Major Organizational Support Provided By: | |
And by our generous Masters and Auteurs Member Circle, and our 3,000+ Members and Donors. | |
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
MSP Film Society programming screens at the St. Anthony Main Theatre.
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