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Brooklyn, Minnesota

Brooklyn, Minnesota
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Brooklyn, Minnesota

Dir. Jessica Blank, Erik Jensen
96 min

Friday, April 4 at 7:20 - RUSH ONLY
Saturday, April 5 at 4:30 - RUSH ONLY

Writers/Directors Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, and Cast Attending

Teenage Maise is a punk-loving girl who takes after her late mother, Carolyn. She lives in Brooklyn with her artist-dad Kurt, where they’ve created a comforting life for themselves. But when Kurt’s father dies it’s a surprise to Maise, since he told her that his old man was already dead as a promise to Carolyn, who hated his abusive dad. With this news, the pair embark on a journey to rural Minnesota.

In this small lake town, Maise meets her extended family for the first time. But once the pleasantries have ended, Kurt is eager to return to Brooklyn and the life they’ve left behind. Problem is, Maise has bonded with a local girl, her grandmother Gail wants to spend more time with her, and her aunt Emma reminds her of Carolyn, so now she wants to stay. Directors Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen’s warmhearted film stars Jensen and their daughter Sadie Jensen-Blank, and was filmed in the Twin Cities and around Lake Minnetonka.

Tickets for screenings at Pop's Art Theater in Rochester can be reserved here. Passes, 6 Packs, and discounts cannot be used for Rochester screenings.

Film Details

Program: SEE ALL MSPIFF44 FILMS
Film Type: Fiction Feature
Release Year: 2024
Runtime: 96 min
Country/Region: USA
Language: English
Print Source: BrickLane Entertainment
Tags: Drama, Family, Fiction Feature, Guest Attending, MN Made, Road Movie, Women Directors
Festival Programs: Breakthrough, Films by Women, MN Made

Cast/Crew

Director: Jessica Blank, Erik Jensen
Executive Producer: Bob Balaban, Michael & Zelene Fowler, Steven Silverstein, Cathy Raduns
Producer: Michael Cuomo, Lillian LaSalle, Jessica Blank, Han Shan
Cinematographer: Joel Weber
Screenwriter: Jessica Blank, Erik Jensen, Han Shan
Editor: Gordon Grinberg, Danny Ward
Composer: Alex Rosenbloom
Principal Cast: Amy Madigan, Sadie Jensen-Blank, Erik Jensen, Cullen Moss, Jacob Moran, Heather Reddick, Ines Mojica, Joel Marsh Garland, Tom Kopache

Click showtimes for tickets

Showtimes

The Main 1

Friday, April 4th

Edina Theatre

Saturday, April 5th

Pop's Art Theater Rochester

Sunday, April 6th

The Main 1

Monday, April 14th