Join us for the Twin Cities Film Fest 2024!
Schedule Of Events:
$55 Private Room In A Safe Quiet Neighborhood
5:30pm
12 Minutes
Jennifer's Marriage Is So Bad That The Only Way Out Is Death. Her Husband's, Specifically. When He Leaves Town During The Week Of The Gun Show, She Lists A Room For Rent. Jennifer Hopes She Can Find A Chivalrous Sap To Trick Into Testing Out His New Gun On Her Husband. She Finds The Perfect Guy, But These Things Never Go As Planned…
A Family Guide To Hunting
5:30pm
14 Minutes
A Family Guide To Hunting Is A Dark Comedy About An Asian-American Family On A Bonding Hunting Trip Gone Wrong. When Eva, The Daughter (Kahyun Kim) Accidentally Shoots Her Doomsday Prepping Boyfriend (Craig Newman) Dead, Her Parents (Margaret Cho And Keong Sim) Insist On Getting Rid Of The Body In Order To Protect Her. The Wilderness Turns The Temperature Up On Their Dysfunctional Family Dynamics, As Well As Their Unique Brand Of Asian- American Sacrifice, Love, And Filial Piety. Ultimately, It Is A Morbidly Hopeful Story Of Togetherness. After All, A Family That Hides A Body Together Stays Together.
Ain't Got Time To Die
2:45pm
68 Minutes
For Years, Rachel Heisham Lived In Small-Town Pennsylvania, Surviving Abusive Lovers, Addiction, Illness, And Poverty. At Age 45, She Decided To Start A New Life, Moving To Montana To Live Out Of Her Rv. But Her Past Comes Back To Haunt Her.
The Bouts Of Cancer That Have Plagued Rachel For Most Of Her Adult Life Are Not Over. She Was Told By Doctors That She Only Has Two Months To Live. The Documentary, ""Ain't Got Time To Die,"" Explores Rachel's Journey Of Self-Discovery Juxtaposed With Her Battle With Cancer. The Film Starts With An Open-Ended Question: How Do You Want To Be Seen? ""As A Fighter,"" Rachel Says. ""As A Survivor.""
In The Course Of Making The Documentary, Martin Krafft, The Filmmaker, Becomes Immersed In Rachel's Life, Spending Weeks Sleeping On Her Rv Couch, Driving Her To Doctor's Appointments, And Fundraising For Her Living Expenses. The Film Looks Candidly At Conflicts Between The Subject And Filmmaker, Striving To Give Agency To Rachel To Frame How She Is Seen.
As Her Illness Progresses, Martin Grapples With How Much Support He Is Able To Offer Her. After Fighting For Years To Survive, Rachel Has To Face The Biggest Challenge Of Her Life.
Black Apple
5:30pm
15 Minutes
As Hoover High Honors The Life Of Mr. Wilder, Fellow Teacher Jess Adams Harbors Guilt For Her Role In His Mysterious Death. And Then She Begins Receiving, Strange, Celebrity Greetings Known As Cameos. First, Vanilla Ice, Then It's Tommy Chong, Launching Her On A Dizzying Psychological Journey About Her Role In Wilder's Death And Her Responsibility As A Teacher. All The While Celebrity Greetings Keep Pinging Her Phone. A Poignant Thriller, Black Apple, Sheds Light On The Enormous Pressures Thrust On Today's Public School Teachers.
Bob Trevino Likes It
5:00pm
102 Minutes
Bob Trevino Likes It Is Inspired By The True Friendship That Writer/Director Tracie Laymon Found With A Stranger When Looking For Her Father Online.
Often Playing The Role Of Caretaker To People Like Her Father Who Should Be Caring For Her, Lily Trevino Longs For A Familial Connection, Having Been Abandoned By Her Mother As A Child And Then Suddenly By Her Father In Her Twenties.
Bob Trevino Works Long Hours Alone At A Construction Company To Support His Wife Jeanie's Scrapbooking Habit. The Couple Has Endured A Lot In The Past Decade, And Bob Has Sought To Put His Wife First, To The Point Of Ignoring His Own Feelings And Need For Friendship, Meaning, And Connection, That Is, Until He Gets An Unexpected Facebook Message From A Stranger.
Lily And Bob's Blossoming Friendship Becomes A Vital Source Of Connection And Healing In Both Their Lives. Bob's Small Acts Of Fatherly Kindness Fill A Familial Void In Lily's Life And Hold The Power To Change Her Direction Forever. In Their Own Ways, These Two Must Both Learn They Are Worthy Of Extraordinary Love Exemplified Through Small Acts Of Kindness.
Dinner
5:30pm
15 Minutes
A Young Couple With Hopeless Communication Skills, Beatrice And Max, Head Into A Work Dinner With Absolutely No Chance Of Making It Out Alive. Beatrice's Boss, Emilia, And Her Husband, James, Delight In Their Guests' Misery, And It Isn't Long Before The Night Is Irrevocably Ruined. The Guests Soon Have Only One Question Left In Their Minds: Will Anyone Survive?
Don't Move
5:45pm
92 Minutes
A Grieving Woman Hoping To Find Solace Deep In An Isolated Forest Encounters A Stranger Who Injects Her With A Paralytic Agent. As The Agent Gradually Takes Over Her Body, She Must Run, Hide, And Fight For Her Life Before Her Entire Nervous System Shuts Down.
Farming While Black
1:15pm
75 Minutes
Farming While Black Is A Feature-Length Documentary Film Which Examines The Historical Plight Of Black Farmers In The United States And The Rising Generation Reclaiming Their Rightful Ownership To Land And Reconnecting With Their Ancestral Roots.
As The Co-Founder Of Soul Fire Farm In Upstate New York, Leah Penniman Finds Strength In The Deep Historical Knowledge Of African Agrarianism – Agricultural Practices That Can Heal People And The Planet. Influenced And Inspired By Karen Washington, A Pioneer In Urban Community Gardens In New York City, And Fellow Farmer And Organizer Blain Snipstal, Leah Galvanizes Around Farming As The Basis Of Revolutionary Justice.
Hauntology
8:30pm
103 Minutes
In This Queer Horror Anthology, Two Siblings Embark On A Road Trip Where The Older Sister Shares A Collection Of Ghost Stories. As Night Approaches, It Becomes Clear That Each Story Is Connected, And There's A Hostile Spirit At The Heart Of It All. The Two Siblings Team Up, To Banish The Dark Entity Who's Been Plaguing Their Family For Generations.
In 1910, Black Farmers Owned 14 Percent Of All American Farmland. Over The Intervening Decades, That Number Fell Below Two Percent, The Result Of Racism, Discrimination, And Dispossession. The Film Chronicles Penniman And Two Other Black Farmers' Efforts To Reclaim Their Agricultural Heritage. Collectively, Their Work Has A Major Impact, As Each Is A Leader In Sustainable Agriculture And Food Justice Movements.
Last To Leave
5:30pm
8 Minutes
Two Mysterious Women Ignite Revelry And Unexpected Connections With The Regulars In A Neighborhood Bar. But As Closing Time Nears, The True Nature Of Their Presence Takes A Dark Turn.
Life At The Lake
5:30 Pm
16 Minutes
Viola, Recently Divorced And Yearning For A Fresh Start, Decides To Spend Some Time At A Picturesque Cabin By The Lake With Her Son, Anthony. Their Idyllic Getaway Takes A Sinister Turn When Anthony Is Involved In An Accident. Haunted By Guilt And Determined To Make Amends, Viola Hopes To Find Closure And Reconnect With Her Son. She Feels Ready To Begin Cleaning Up The Mess The Accident Left Behind.
Nordic Curse
5:30 Pm
5 Minutes
After Weeks Of Searching, A Young Nordic Philologist Finally Finds What He's Been Searching For, A Buried Slab Of Greywacke Stone. It's Carved With Ancient Runes That Are Classified As "Younger Futhark". He Sets To Understanding Its Secrets, This Could Be The Discovery That Makes His Career. However, Through Deciphering It, He Starts To Succumb To Its Dark Magic Until He Finally Translates It.
Paper Marriage
3:15pm
91 Minutes
Fanny (Effy Han), A Chinese Immigrant Facing Deportation, Pins Her Last Hopes On Staying In The U.S. By Paying Jeff (Jeff Man), An Unemployed Lost Soul, To Marry Her. During This Year-Long Charade, They Tiptoe Around Each Other's Differences. As Quiet Moments Turn Into Clashes, They Navigate Through Their Awkwardness And Are Forced To Learn To Work Together.
Queen Of The Ring
8:15pm
130 Minutes
"Queen Of The Ring" Is Inspired By Jeff Leen's Book, Chronicling The True Story Of Mildred Burke, The First Million-Dollar Female Athlete. The Film Follows Millie, A Young Single Mother Who Defies Societal Norms By Becoming A Professional Wrestler During A Time When Female Wrestling Was Illegal In Most Of The U.S. Starting By Competing Against Men At Carnivals, She Builds An Impressive Record And Paves The Way For Women's Wrestling.
Despite Her Success, Millie Faces Personal Struggles, Including Raising Her Son On The Road, The Tragic Loss Of Her Wrestling Protege, And A Tumultuous Relationship With Her Manager And Ex-Husband, Billy Wolfe. The Film Highlights Her Triumphs, Such As Headlining Main Events, Bringing Women Of Color Into The Sport, And Participating In The First Female Title Fight "Shoot Match." "Queen Of The Ring" Captures The Golden Age Of Female Pro Wrestling And Celebrates Millie's Role In Changing The Sport's Culture And Achieving Unprecedented Success.
Room Tone
5:30pm
9 Minutes
When A Sound Guy's Attempt To Capture "Room Tone" Is Constantly Thwarted By The Noisy Antics Of His Coworkers, He Takes Extreme Measures To Achieve Silence.
Superboys Of Malegaon
7:30pm
127 Minutes
The Journey Of An Aspiring Filmmaker As He Bands Together His Group Of Friends To Make A Film For His Town, Malegaon.
The Drive
1:45pm
50 Minutes
Follow Along A Group Of Four Young Aussie Blokes, Committed To A Challenging And Treacherous Journey To Uluášu In Cars They Have Bought For Under $1500 All In The Name Of Mental Health And Suicide Prevention.
Just As We Control The Cars We Drive, We Too Can Control And Drive Our Lives And Mental Health. The Boys Will Be Looking At Tools And Techniques They Can Implement To Control Their Daily Lives. As They Confront Insecurities And Encourage Vulnerability, They Hope To Impact The World Around Them On Their Journey.
The Power Of Intention
1:30pm
42 Minutes
Juan And Rubi – Father And Daughter – Are The Leaders Of An Indigenous Dance Group On The Riviera Maya In Mexico. They Perform Ceremonies Daily, But They Do It Not Just For The Show.
Each Ceremony Carries An Intention, A Purpose, A Wisdom Within It, With Which Juan And Rubi Reignite The Inner Fire Of Those Present.
In Today's Living Space, We Are Disconnected And Distracted. People Often Find No Meaning, No Purpose, No Joy In Existence. Yet All We Lack Is The Connection To The Greatest Teachers, Who In Reality Hold All The Answers. They Are The Four Elements From Which We Are All Created.
Awaken The Incredible Power Of The Elements That Slumbers Within You! For The Best Way To Live Your Dreams Is To Awaken.
Thrill-O-Ween
5:30 Pm
7 Minutes
Michael Has Been A Legend And An Inspiration And I Wanted To Create My Own Spin To "Thriller" While Respecting The Culture And Giving Homage To This Creativity That Still Lives Up To Its Legacy.
Tie Your Monsters Down (Horror/Thriller Shorts Block)
5:30pm
87 Minutes
Whether You're A Public School Teacher Or A Film Set Sound Guy, You've Probably Had Days At Work That Have Felt Less Like A 9-To-5 And More Like A Horror Film. In Tcff's Tie Your Monsters Down Block, You'll Meet Characters At The End Of Their Ropes…And Sometimes Their Lives. What Makes These Films So Unnerving Is How They Turn Quotidian Situations—An Airbnb Booking, Dinner With A Boss—Into Nightmares. From A Contemporary Retelling Of Michael Jackson's Thriller To A Minnesota Short With The Witch Vibes, Tie Your Monsters Down Will Keep You On The Edge Of Your Seat.
When Does Freedom Begin
3:00pm
89 Minutes
Three Formerly-Incarcerated Activists Are Working In Their Bridgeport Ct Community To Become Leaders In The Struggle To Expand Freedom, Justice And Opportunity For People Affected By Crime And The Criminal-Legal System.
