MN Made

Tuesday, January 14 at 7:15pm

A new restoration of the 1979 Cannes Camera d’Or Winner Northern Lights. Filmmaker John Hanson in attendance for a conversation.

ABOUT THE FILMS

Northern Lights won the 1979 Camera d’Or and was hailed worldwide as a classic of American independent cinema. Directors John Hanson and Rob Nilsson used beautifully spare black and white images of the Dakota prairie to dramatize the battle that small wheat farmers waged against the bankers, railroad magnates and grain monopolists who were pushing them into bankruptcy. Their movement caught fire and their party – the Nonpartisan League – won the elections of 1916, but at great personal cost. In the words of the lead organizer, Ray Sorenson, “You struggle for a good life, but you never get to live it.”

Shortwave - A young boy living in the country builds a picture of the world beyond his farm from fragments of popular culture, and his imagination.

Credits:
Shortwave - 1998
16mm, 8 mins
Written and directed by Wyatt McDill
Produced by David Tufford
Starring Jake Sullivan

ABOUT MN MADE

The MN Made series celebrates the dynamic range of films made by Minnesota filmmakers and artists. Presented by MSP Film in partnership with FilmNorth and Explore Minnesota Film. The series is supported by Jerome Foundation.