June 29 & 30, 2018
Please note that the festival is now happening the last weekend in June. And from now on, it will always be the last weekend in June. Unfortunately, July weekends are a busy time out here in Farmland and this just works better for the hard-working volunteers at your favorite barn-based film festival.
So… See you June 29 & 30, 2018?
* All films with an asterisk will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A
FRIDAY EVENING 7pm
CATHERINE (12m)
Cat ownership can be difficult. Directed by Britt Raes.
*THE LEGEND OF CYRIL (3m)
Cat ownership can be beautiful. Directed by Beth Peloff.
SCIENCE TODAY: THE TRUMP PARTICLE (3m)
Trump stumped scientists… until now. Directed by John Akre.
*DEMOLITION DREAMING (52m)
The Minneapolis Gateway District according to the girl in the walls. Directed by John Akre.
HI STRANGER (3m)
Hi stranger. It’s been a while. I’ve missed you. Directed by Kirsten Lepore.
IT SHOULD BE EASY (2m)
Computer ownership can be dangerous. Directed by Ben Meinhardt.
*ON THE WALL, OFF THE CHAIN (7m)
Artist Adam Turman is also a gentleman cyclist. Directed by Greg Carlson
ALL THE PRESIDENTS’ HEADS (9m)
All of our presidents are cement heads. Directed by Adam Roffman.
PERFECTLY NORMAL (13m)
We are all normal in some way. Directed by Joris Debeij.
***** BREAK with music ****
FRIDAY EVENING 9:30pm
BIRDLIME (11m)
The exotic bird industry in heartbreaking stop-motion. Directed by Evan DeRushie.
FRY DAY (16m)
An adolescent girl comes of age thanks to Polaroid photography and the execution of Ted Bundy. Directed by Laura Moss.
LITTLE POTATO (14m)
Imagine growing up gay in the Soviet Union with limited television options. Directed by Wes Hurley.
TOUGH (5m)
Some cultural misunderstanding can only be understood with maturity. Directed by Jennifer Zheng.
ELECTION NIGHT (8m)
The 2016 election takes a turn for the worse at a London pub. Directed by Ryan Scafuro.
REFUGE (20m)
Captivating interviews with refugees arriving in Greece. Directed by Matthew Firpo.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON 2pm
CONDITIONER (5m)
Auditions for a conditioner TV spot get wonky. Directed by Shane Bream.
UNTAMED WORLD: DESERTS (4m)
An intimate look at desert fauna. Directed by Kelsey Juddo.
GUT HACK (13m)
This guy eats poop to feel better. Directed by Laura Heberton.
LINGUA ABSENTIA (10m)
This is difficult to watch because it involves animation of severed tongues. But it is worth it. Directed by Kate Raney & Jeremy Bessoff.
LIFE AT A SNAIL’S PACE (23m)
Snails are surprisingly fascinating creatures, and pretty too. Directed by Alexandra Gaulupeau
THE SEVENTH STAGE OF GRIEF (14m)
These guys think climate change is real! Directed by Jacob Rosdail.
*MANLIFE (94m)
The secret to a healthy life? Eat raw vegetables, abolish income tax, and go to airshows. Directed by Ryan Sarnowski.
SATURDAY EVENING 7pm
BLOOP’S BIRTHDAY (4m)
What did you get Bloop for her birthday? Directed by Julian Glander.
*WALK IN DREAMS (5m)
Edgar Allen Poe says “All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” Directed by Jonathan Thunder.
BACK TO ABSTRACTION (10m)
Stacy Elaine Dacheux travels back to the future to explore abstraction. Directed by Matthew Quezada.
AMEN (10m)
Adam is 11 and he is a messenger from God. Directed by Marie-Helene Viens and Philippe Lupien.
PENELOPE (13m)
A couple rescues a chicken from an Orthodox Jewish ceremony in Brooklyn. Directed by Duncan Skiles.
IMAGINE KOLLE 37 (8m)
Two carefree young girls laugh in the face of danger. Directed by Michele Meek.
*IN THE SKIP DISTANCE (9m)
A young girl alone in the wilderness finds some analog technology. Directed by Emily McNeill
TOMMY AND DAVID (5m)
Michelangelo’s David does not feel inadequate. Directed by Sara Joe Wolansky.
THE COLLECTION (12m)
Two friends find the holy grail of movie memorabilia in the unlikeliest of places. Directed by Adam Roffman.
THE SCARLET WHALE (15m)
A whale hunter becomes what he hunts. Directed by Jimmy Cho.
ARKABUTLA (14m)
There are certain moments in our lives where we make memories for life. Directed by Katori Hall.
*** BREAK with music by Portrait of a Drowned Man ***
SATURDAY EVENING 9:30pm
OH WHAT A WONDERFUL FEELING (15m)
Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires. Nor any truck. Directed by Francois Jaros.
*WHAT CHILDREN DO (87m)
Two estranged sisters are forced to repair their feral relationship. Directed by Dean Peterson.
Friday, July 29
7pm BLOCK
Free Associates
An animated treatise on the right of free association, the best right of all. Directed by John Akre (3 minutes)
A Perfect Record
Search for the ideal vinyl with the founder of the Fargo Record Fair. Directed by Greg Carlson (7 minutes)
Bacon & God’s Wrath
A 90-year-old Jewish woman reflects on her life as she tries bacon for the first time ever. Directed by Sol Friedman (9 minutes)
A Letter to My Son
Duluth designer Tommy Kronquist writes a letter to his son. Directed by Tommy Kronquist and Passenger Films (4 minutes)
Canine Freestyle with Patie and Sassy
A woman and her beloved dog show off their fancy choreographed dance moves. Directed by Jen Gross and Josh Gross (3 minutes)
Pickle
A celebration of our capacity to care for all creatures. Even a fish who can’t swim and lives on a sponge. Directed by Amy Nicholson (15 minutes)
They Crawl Amongst Us!
A stop-motion documentary about life in New York City — as told by its creepy-crawlies. Directed by Sihanouk Mariona (13 minutes)
Skips Stones for Fudge
Enter the high stakes world of competitive stone skipping. Where winning means glory. And also fudge. Directed by Ryan Seitz (52 minutes)
9:30pm BLOCK
Forever Professor
A psychologist who is obsessed with time owns, not coincidentally, the world’s largest collection of talking clocks. Directed by Mika Johnson (32 minutes)
Alternate
After a long day of reality, Philip wants to surf through some alternatives. Directed by Conor Holt (4 minutes)
Cat Bird Coyote
Freak accident in stark laboratory frees animal! Directed by Amy Raasch (3 minutes)
This Video Is Harmless
It’s possible this entire movie takes place in the mind of a dog. Possible. But not likely. Directed by John Kelley (3 minutes)
Something About Silence
“You are here because you are boring. Let the audio-visual experience sink into your subconscious in order to become more exciting and fashionable.” Directed by Patrick Buhr (13 minutes)
Count
Nosferatu, driven by his quenchless thirst for blood… goes to a costume party! Directed by Jesse Larson (11 minutes)
The Eve
Santa Claus plus murder equals one crazy bananas movie. Directed by Luca Machnich (20 minutes)
Saturday, July 30
2pm BLOCK
Some Days Are Bug Days
Poor Junebug. She’s having another one of those days: A bug day. Directed by Mary C. Taylor (3 minutes)
STO[NE]S
This is exactly the sort of short film you might’ve seen on Sesame Street in the 70s. Which is the highest compliment we can give a film. Directed by Marcin Gizycki (3 minutes)
Balloon Cat
How one cat learned to fly. Directed by Michael Cerminara (4 minutes)
Growing Good Bugs
A movie about growing good bugs. Was that not clear from the title? Directed by Julie Philips (3 minutes)
In the Waves
The beginning of life as seen through a microscope. But animated. Directed by Ying-Fang Shen (6 minutes)
The Mountain Funeral
An Appalachian funeral in the mountains of Iceland. Directed by Jonathan Johnson (6 minutes)
A Cup of Coffee & Pieces of Wood
Old Scandinavians have got it figured out: Life is nothing more than good coffee, nice scenery and a little bit of romance. Directed by Andreas Gejke.
13 minutes
Who Stole the Ruby Slippers?
Somebody stole the ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Was it you? Directed by Theodore James (12 minutes)
Henny’s Opus in B Minor
A classical musician struggles with aging and dementia. But she still has Bach. Directed by Andrea Conte (5 minutes)
The Liberators
Missing Nazi treasure finally turns up in a small Texas town. Because, of course it does. Directed by Cassie Hay (74 minutes)
7pm BLOCK
Scratchorama
Cameraless animation in extreme widescreen set to “Jungelaya” by Los Straightjackets. Directed by Robert Lyons (3 minutes)
Honeycomb Hideout
Rob Berry has a lot of cereal boxes. Like, A LOT of cereal boxes. Directed by Brian Barber and Paul Lundgren (5 minutes)
Bright Spots
An animated portrait of scientist Nick Holmes and his work preventing extinctions on islands. Directed by Jilli Rose (8 minutes)
The Creature
Dr. Frankenstein brings her husband back to life… with unexpected results. Directed by Jesse Damazo (11 minutes)
The Itching
Your parents were right: Quit scratching that. Directed by Dianne Bellino (16 minutes)
Love Is: A Message from Uganda’s Gay and Transgender Community
Y’know, that is a very descriptive sub-title. Directed by Katie G. Nelson (3 minutes)
These C***sucking Tears
The man behind the world’s first gay-themed country music album, 40 years after its release. Directed by Dan Taberski (16 minutes)
My Friend the Trees
Silly drawings make for lifelong friends. Directed by John Akre (5 minutes)
LOVE
Visit a distant planet without ever leaving the comforts of the barn. Directed by Réka Bucsi (15 minutes)
The Champion
Chicago cab driver Estaifan Shilaita has a secret: He used to be an Iraqi boxing champion. Directed by Brett Garamella and Patrick McGowan (18 minutes)
9:30pm BLOCK
Getting Away With It
In 1970, war photographer Don McCullin’s camera stopped a bullet. Today, the Society for Ontofabulatory Research asks: “What? Really?” Directed by Adam O’Meara (6 minutes)
Nuts!
John Brinkley cures impotence with goat testicle implants. And that’s just for starters. Directed by Penny Lane (79 minutes)
Our Free Range Film Festival trailer is fresh off the farm thanks to the artistic genius of Betsy Hunt!
The submissions deadline for 2016 has passed. Now your Free Range film farmers are busy reviewing all of the great submissions we received! We used to call this time of year “the harvest.” But it’s actually more like 4-H judging at the county fair. In just a few short weeks, we’ll let everybody know which of your goats and chickens (and films) won a blue ribbon!
The festival dates are July 29 & 30, 2016. Send us your films right here:
filmfreeway.com/festival/FreeRangeFilmFestival
More details coming soon! Schedule subject to change! Side effects may include mild euphoria and delusions of grandeur!
FRIDAY, JULY 24
7pm
Woodblind: Big Voice (4 minutes) Animated; Music Video
Libero, Middle, Right (5 minutes) Documentary
Robert Dewitt Adams (5 minutes) Documentary
We Got Your Back (4 minutes) Narrative
The Mysterious Disappearance of the Town’s Last Resident (5 minutes) Narrative
American Renaissance (10 minutes) Documentary
Spearhunter (14 minutes) Documentary
Crooked Candy (7 minutes) Documentary
My Mom’s Motorcycle (7 minutes) Documentary
The Chaperone 3D (14 minutes) Documentary; Animated
9pm
That Stop Sign Has a Gun (5 minutes) Documentary; Animated
Downtown Sounds (4 minutes) Documentary
The Beaver Trilogy Part IV (87 minutes) Documentary
SATURDAY, JULY 25
2pm
Mirror in Mind (3 minutes) Non-narrative; Animated
Return (6 minutes) Non-narrative; Animated
Ilium, New York (19 minutes) Narrative
I Was a Teenage Girl, Apparently (6 minutes) Narrative; Animated
Sean Connaughty (5 minutes) Documentary
Shooting with Sparky: Moose Calling (5 minutes) Documentary
Penny for Your Thoughts (6 minutes) Narrative
A Small Herd (7 minutes) Documentary
Bread Elegant (11 minutes) Documentary
The Simple Gift of Walnut Grove (18 minutes) Documentary
The Disease (15 minutes) Documentary
A King’s Betrayal (9 minutes) Narrative
Dwarves Kingdom (71 minutes) Documentary
7pm
The Ballad of Thundercluck: Chicken of Thor (4 minutes) Animated
Lost Conquest (70 minutes) Documentary
9 pm
Leonard (3 minutes) Narrative; Animated
A Place Called Hospice (3 minutes) Narrative; Animated
Wire Cutters (9 minutes) Narrative; Animated
Come Back: LiL iFFy’s Final Spell (10 minutes) Documentary; Music Video
The Perfect Soda (19 minutes) Documentary
The Surrender (24 minutes) Documentary