The Third Annual Solstice Film Festival starts June 19th and runs through June 21st at Galtier Plaza in downtown St. Paul. Executive Director Devin Halder has found over 25 feature films ranging from fiction to documentary, as well as a dozen short films?most of them Minnesota premieres. A few were filmed in or around the Twin Cities area, while others have been making the film festival circuit this year. Even though the festival only runs three days, you can pick up a festival pass for a meager $20 and take advantage of all the films, the parties, and the festival closing awards ceremony. Here is a preview of a few of the most notable (though not necessarily the best) films in the festival.:
Alex Karpovsky's latest film, *Woodpecker*, is a major improvement compared to his last film, *The Hole Story*?which was filmed in Brainerd. Filmed entirely in the backwaters of eastern Arkansas, *Woodpecker* turns its attention to the strange and fascinating world of birdwatching. The film follows a group of locals, environmentalists, and entrepreneurs trying to capture a glimpse of the ivory-billed woodpecker?a bird thought to be extinct. The film deftly blends fact and fiction together. Karpovsky's film will appeal to serious animal-lovers and bird enthusiasts, while others may find this docu-fiction film as hilarious as another recent animal mockumentary: Christopher Guest's *Best in Show*. (June 21, 2:10 p.m.) -Derek -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080617/50163d3d/attachment.html