Historical

MN Sneak Preview | Director Mara Pelecis Present

Lyrical, intimate, and sometimes humorous, Souvenirs is a moving eulogy in film. Following her father’s suicide, director Mara Pelecis reveals the hidden layers of Ivars ‘Andy’ Pelecis’ elusive mental health, as his case for service related mental illness is reopened post-mortem.

Filmmakers Present!

This documentary feature explores the social, economic and legislative issues that led to the decline of conventional public housing in America, and the city centers in which they resided, while tracing the personal and poignant narratives of several of the residents of the notorious Pruitt-Igoe public housing complex in St. Louis.

Norwegian filmmaker Benedicte Orvung makes a horrific discovery about her past: facing the shame of a hidden history with the revelation that one of her family members was a prominent Nazi collaborator.  Karl Marthinsen, a brutal police leader, fanatic nationalist, and great uncle of the film's director, is the subject of this personal document of familial healing.

Considered the most successful Chinese film of all time, winner of Best Film and Best Actor at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards and an audience favorite at numerous festivals, Aftershock ushers in a uniquely Chinese model of cinematic disaster epic that rings with truth. 

Director, Writer, Producer Kevin McKiernan Present

Ghandi’s movement for non-violent social change via Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., challenged American values about freedom. Kevin’s daughter, Caitrin McKiernan, dreamed of bringing King’s similar message to the Chinese people and its government through theatre.

Alexandre Dumas’ legendary, prolific, but eventually tumultuous relationship with his ghostwriter August Maquet is beautifully examined in a film that puts Oscar-nominated actor Gerard Depardieu back full-blown in his bountiful persona as the celebrated French author.

Following his impressive debut with The Wind Blows Round, Giorgio Diritti returns with a dense historical drama that earned him the Silver Grand Jury prize at the International Rome Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Brussels European Film Festival.

The questionable US occupation of the Philippines in 1900 takes center stage in this latest offering from singular indie film director, John Sayles.