POLLYWOGS
Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF) announced the lineup of films for their 2013 festival, to be held October 17 to 26, 2013. The festival will feature several Award contenders including NEBRASKA, the 2013 TCFF Opening Film and latest from filmmaker Alexander Payne; the TCFF Centerpiece THE ARMSTRONG LIE by Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney (“Taxi to the Dark Side”); and Gala Films MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM and AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY.
TCFF lineup also features more than 20 world premieres of locally-produced features and short films including he critically-acclaimed POLLYWOGS, which was filmed in the north country by Minnesotan Karl Jacob. The horror film DELIVERY was created, scripted and directed by Minnesota natives Brian Netto and Adam Schindler.
TCFF will conclude on Saturday, October 26 with the Midwest Premiere of NOTHING WITHOUT YOU, featuring a performance by Emily Fradenburg. Fradenburg, based out of the Midwest and a well-known presence in the Twin Cities filmmaking community will be in attendance for the red carpet Premiere.
2013 TWIN CITIES FILM FEST SCHEDULE
October 17
7:00p.m.: Nebraska, Alexander Payne, 110m
October 18
12:00 p.m.: The Search for Simon, Martin Gooch, 96m
2:00 p.m.: American Cycle, Baruh Benjamins and Fernando del Valle, 82m
4:30 p.m.: Gladiators: The Uncertain Future of American Football, Todd Trigsted, 90m
6:45 p.m.: Trust, Greed, Bullets & Bourbon, Scott Kawczynski, 85m
9:00 p.m.: We Are What We Are, Jim Mickle, 105m
October 19
10:30 p.m.: American Meat, Graham Meriwether, 88m
1:00 p.m.: Rain Man, Barry Levinson, 133m
4:00 p.m.: Forev, Molly Green & James Leffler, 88m
6:30 p.m.: Winter in the Blood, Alex & Andrew Smith, 98m
6:45 p.m.: Bahamian Son (Sneak Preview), Andrew Melby, 85m
9:00p.m.: Screwed, John Wynn, 96m
9:15 p.m.: Truth or Dare, Jessica Cameron, 80m
October 20
10:00 p.m.: Cafeteria Man, Richard Chisolm, 95m
12:15 p.m.: Brasslands, Meerkat Media Collective, 84m
2:30 p.m.: Farah Goes Bang, Meera Menon, 91m
5:00 p.m.: Family Shorts, Conor Holt, Sandra Capra, John Gigrich, Rob Walstead, Alexander Cooney, Alaina L. Lewis, John Gigrich, Kris Dunlap, Beth Vang, 79m
7:15 p.m.: Diamond on Vinyl, J.R. Hughto, 95m
9:30 p.m.: The Search for Simon, Martin Gooch, 96m
October 21
6:15 p.m.: MN’s Best Shorts BLOCK 1, Karl Warnke, Geoff George, Dan Delano, Vincent Gargiulo, Mason Makram, Daniel Stessen, Chars Bonin, 87m
8:45 p.m.: Ghost Light, John Gaspard, 85m
October 22
6:30 p.m.: The Armstrong Lie, Alex Gibney, 122m
9:30 p.m.: They Will Outlive Us All, Patrick Shearer, 73m
October 23
4:00 p.m.: Beyond Right and Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness,
6:15 p.m.: MN’s Best Shorts BLOCK 2, John Heimbuch, Brittany Gustafson, Kevin Horn, John Karsko, Peter Baehr, John Akre, John Gigrich, 82m
6:30 p.m.: The Liability, Craig Viveiros, 86m
8:30 p.m.: How I Live Now, Kevin Macdonald, 101m
9:00 p.m.: Casual Encounters, Will McCord, 79m
October 24
12:30 p.m.: MCTC shorts, MCTC Students, 60m
2:00 p.m.: Forty Years From Yesterday, Robert Machoian & Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, 77m
4:00 p.m.: The Big Noise, Dominic Pelosi, 80m
6:00 p.m.: The One Who Loves You, Katharyn Grant, 95m
6:30 p.m.: One Chance, David Frankel, 103 min
8:30 p.m.: The Appearing, Daric Gates, 92m
9:15 p.m.: Drunk Wedding, Nick Weiss, 75m
October 25
11:30 p.m.: Antarctica: A Year On Ice, Anthony Powell, 92m
1:45 p.m.: Gladiators: The Uncertain Future of American Football, Todd Trigsted, 90m
4:00 p.m.: Tapia, Eddie Alcazar, 82m
6:15 p.m.: Bloom Series, Jeet-Kei Leung, 120m
6:30 p.m.: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Justin Chadwick, 152m
9:00 p.m.: A Method, Paul von Stoetzel, 62m
9:45 p.m.: Delivery, Brian Netto, 87m
October 26
10:45 p.m.: Remote Area Medical, Jeff Reichert & Farihah Zaman, 83m
1:00 p.m.: Pollywogs, Karl Jacob and T. Arthur Cottam, 79m
3:00 p.m.: Last Vegas, Jon Turteltaub, 104m
5:45 p.m.: Wild Blue, Josh Hope, 100m
6:00 p.m.: August: Osage County, John Wells, 103m
8:30 p.m.: Nothing Without You, Xackery Irving, 95m