World Premiere

April 11 & 12 RUSH ONLY. Best of Fest: April 21

Directors Peter Hilgendorf & Andrew Franks, Producer Rebecca Staffel, DJ Kevin Cole, and Special Guests Attending. April 11 Q&A Moderated by Andrea Swenson. April 12 Q&A Moderated by Shawn Stewart.

Your ticket to RADIOHEART: The Drive & Times of DJ Kevin Cole includes the RADIOHEART AFTER PARTY @ MSPIFF HQ - Sat, April 11 at 9pm.

After 50 years as a DJ, Kevin Cole retires from his daily radio show at Seattle’s KEXP, closing out a storied career that began at Minneapolis’ legendary First Avenue, where Prince was known to slip Kevin his latest songs to observe the response on the dance floor. After launching the much-loved but short-lived Rev105 radio station, he is soon lured to the Pacific Northwest by a new musical venture at a rapidly growing online bookstore called Amazon.com. But Kevin soon finds himself recoiling from corporate culture and ultimately returns to radio, where he shepherds a fledgling college station into a music discovery powerhouse with worldwide reach.

Director Peter Hilgendorf deftly crafts a creative blend of intimate interviews with musical luminaries, including Jimmy Jam, Bob Mould, Mary Lucia, and Steve McClellan, and a treasure trove of archival footage, tasty bits of animation, and and impressive soundtrack featuring the very music that defined Kevin’s career. RADIOHEART captures the story of a man who revolutionized radio, faced down personal demons, and ultimately used his passion for music to create a lasting legacy of community, healing, and innovation.