The Minneapolis-St. Paul Film Society recently concluded its annual festival, which ran from April 13-27.
The Society has held the MSP International Film Festival for 42 years. This year’s edition had nearly 200 films from all around the world.
Watching several of the films were members of the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance. Members from the metro area watched festival-shown movies including “Dreamin’ Wild,” “Showing Up” and much more.
To find which films were honored during the festival with awards, click here. The MSP Film Society has also set up a site where audiences can view films with a digital screening. Plus, there will be special encore screenings for select pictures, find the schedule here.
Joe Botten
For his site, Botten wrote several posts. One on the film “Dreamin’ Wild,” and another on the pictures “Showing Up” and “Blackberry.” He then published another piece on the films “Dancing Queen,” “The Beasts,” “I Like Movies” and “Birth/Rebirth.”
Later during the festival, he wrote a piece on the films “My Sailor, My Love” and “Flamin’ Hot,” then published an additional post about the movies “Toughest Race in the World,” “Being Mary Tyler Moore,” Mom and Dad’s Nipple Factory” and “Minnesota Mean.”
Brian Eggert
For his coverage of the MSPIFF, Eggert reviewed the films “Dreamin’ Wild,” “Judy Blume Forever,” “Chevalier,” “Polite Society” and “R.M.N.” He also had three recap pieces covering goings on at the festival and other films screened. See Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.
Hunter Friesen
At the Cinema Dispatch, Friesen reviewed “Dreamin’ Wild,” “Showing Up,” “Polite Society” and “BlackBerry.” He also published two pieces recapping several other pictures shown. Find Part 1 and Part 2. Additionally, he wrote a final piece ranking the films he watched during the festival.
Paul McGuire Grimes
For his series Paul’s Trip to the Movies, Grimes reviewed the film “Showing Up” from writer/director Kelly Reichardt.
Ruth Maramis
At FlixChatter, Maramis reviewed the films “Dreamin’ Wild,” “Before Now & Then,” “The Night of the 12th,” “Flamin’ Hot” and “My Sailor, My Love.” She also published a post on the movies “The Hamlet Syndrome” and “Dancing Queen.”
Other Minnesota coverage:
- Star Tribune: International film festival seeks to ‘unite, inform and transform.’
- MPR News: New film: How warring utopian visions shaped the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood
- MPR News: Q&A: Minnesotan Doua Moua discusses making a film about a Hmong American family
- Pioneer Press: The relationship of Low’s Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker fuels the new doc ‘Cue the Strings’
- ABC Affiliate KSTP: St. Paul native brings Asian American experience through new movie ‘The Harvest’
- CBS Affiliate WCCO: New doc on Minnesota Roller Derby premieres at MSPIFF
- FOX Affiliate KMSP: Minnesota made documentary ’40 Below’ brings toughest race in the world to silver screen
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