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2004 Free Range Film Festival

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The 2004 Free Range Film Festival was held on July 30 and 31 in Wrenshall, Minnesota.

The following movies were shown in the inaugural year of the fest:

Contents

[edit] Friday, July 30

  • Flip directed by Kirk Demarais
It's Flip's birthday. And his grandmother has given him one whole dollar to spend. All she asks is that he "spend it wisely." Yeah. Right. Flip is a nostalgic jaunt through the back page ads of a comic book in the 1960's. Sea Monkeys. X-ray specs. Rubber monster masks. It's all right here. (digital video, 15 minutes)
This hilarious mockumentary chronicles one man's search for the elusive St. Paul Pioneer Press Winter Carnival Medallion. Set amidst the snowbanks and freezing temperatures of a Minnesota winter, he battles the cold, hunger, sleep deprivation, the police and his own wacky obsession. (digital video, 72 minutes)
  • 2 Minute Film Festival
Three men do battle on a cold and barren landscape. One of them is good. One of them is bad. And one of them is ugly. (digital video, 2 minutes)
Dicky is a copywriter for a big time ad agency. If he can't come up with a fabulous new idea to sell Sud Soap, he may never sleep again. (animated, 2 minutes)
A documentary about the Parker Posey Film Society and their efforts to keep their adopted highway clean. (digital video, 2 minutes)
Based on a vision the director's aunt had before she ran away in the night. (digital video, 2 minutes)
Those old barns sure are pretty. (Betacam, 2 minutes)
A robot is cruising down the highway when a cop tries to pull him over. The robot then attempts to find the perfect chase song on his car radio. (animated, 2 minutes)
A series of images that may or may not be connected. You put the pieces together. (digital photography, 2 minutes)
George W. Bush visits Duluth and the local media could not be happier. Seriously, you guys. Pull yourselves together. It's embarassing. (digital video, 2 minutes)
What if real artists started making crop circles instead of lonely nutjobs with nothing better to do? (video, 3 minutes)
"Are you ready for the greatest rock show of all eternity? Naked Jesus will be out here shortly." (digital video, 2 minutes)
A documentary video short about a vibrant community that's restoring an ecosystem as it harvests organic crops on land that was nearly lost to development. (digital video, 19 minutes)
Relive the horrors of junior high as 12-year old Eric dodges bullies, gym teachers, janitors and girls on his first day of class in After-School Special. (16mm film, 15 minutes)
A student from Nepal struggles between finishing his college education in America and returning Home to the woman he loves. (digital video, 8 minutes)
Apartment-dwellers should look out for each other. Like when your neighbor asks you to look after a suspicious package. But whatever you do, don't open it. (16mm film, 8 minutes)
Happy Birthday! What do you say we celebrate with a bottle of Walgreen's mouthwash, some psychotropic drugs and an extension cord. (16mm film, 11 minutes)
Two men from very different backgrounds are forced to share a holding cell. (16mm film, 9 minutes)
A short documentary about a woman who attempts to define herself through a tattoo. (digital video, 5 minutes)
Billed as "The Unbelievably True and Amazingly Accurate Story Behind Rock's Most Legendary Supergroup," Likehell takes you behind the scenes and under the sheets of the world's most volatile band. (digital video, 58 minutes)

[edit] Saturday, July 31 (Afternoon Session)

Part of an ambitious six-part documentary celebrating Ojibwe history and culture. (56 minutes)
Most Americans think of themselves as animal lovers. And yet we insist on ripping the claws right off our poor defenseless kittens. (digital video, 8 minutes)
There's a whole lot more to rural Wisconsin than cheese. Like glassworks studios! (digital video, 22 minutes)
A young girl attends a musical performance she'll never forget. (16mm, 5 minutes)
Four twentysomethings discover an old square dancing record and try to follow along. Chaos ensues. (16mm film, 9 minutes)
One time, my neighbor's dog's veterinarian's auto mechanic heard about this couple that was getting romantic with, like, a Superman costume and some handcuffs and... (16mm film, 4 minutes)
One time, my cousin's husband's dentist's chiropractor heard about this couple that hired a babysitter who was, like, totally high on the drugs and the couple asked her to put the pot roast in the oven and the baby in the crib, but... (16mm film, 4 minutes)
  • Roundtable Discussion: How to Make Films Local
An informal discussion featuring several local filmmakers (and the audience) on how to make films, even if you don't live in Hollywood.

[edit] Saturday, July 31 (Evening Session)

Shot on location at the Minnesota State Fair, Agora tells the story of a young girl lost in a crowd. Separated from her mother, the girl finds courage by helping a stranger. (Super 16mm film, 8 minutes)
Young Madchen loves working at Burger King. Almost as much as she loves wearing her crisp polyester uniform. But when her local franchise shuts down, Madchen's world goes into a tailspin. (16mm film, 13 minutes)
Many self-help films leave their viewers feeling optimistic and hopeful about life. This one does just the opposite. (digital video, 27 minutes)
This family-run slaughterhouse is a different kind of business. And This is Our Slaughterhouse is a different kind of documentary. (digital video, 30 minutes)
An alien creature uses parts from a junkyard to carry out his strange plan. (animated, 4 minutes)
Fruit Salad is good for you. And delicious. And sexy. Yum. (digital video, 8 minutes)
"What do we want? Beer! When do we want it? Sunday!" Winner of the Grain Belt Film Festival, this is the inspiring story of Doug Olafson, a young man who just wants to get beer on Sunday. (digital video, 10 minutes)
A documentary about a 94 year old woman and her long relationship with automobiles and driving. (digital video, 12 minutes)
A couple finds their marriage falling apart until a hit-and-run accident shakes up their relationship. (digital video, 15 minutes)
Four old-school wrestlers with roots in vaudeville and the carnival sideshow explain how they became regional folk heroes in the award-winning documentary, The Minneapolis Wrestling Club. (16mm film, 17 minutes)
Dave paints birdhouses and watches "Hee Haw" in his sister's garage. It's a lonely life, until his neighbor introduces herself. (16mm, 15 minutes)
  • 2 Minute Film Festival Encore
Celebrate the successful conclusion of the first Free Range Film Festival with 10 short films you may have missed from Friday night.

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