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Zinema/Teatro Zuconne Zeitgeist Atrium Fest HQ & Hospitality Center Lake Superior

ticketing options:

Tickets for all Films and Events can be purchased in advance online at: www.ds-ff.com or may be purchased in person at the scheduled venue one hour before each film or event. General admission for films are $7.00 in advance, or $8.00 at the door (except for our Opening Night Film). We recommend purchasing an ALL-ACCESS BADGE to get the best value from our festival:

$30.00 - Festival All-Access Badge

(entrance to all films, parties, music events and (except where otherwise noted) special events - $200 value!) Please note that each film or event has a limited capacity and we strongly recommend purchasing tickets in advance to guarantee admittance.

FESTIVAL HQ AND HOSPITALITY CENTER:

Festival information and general lounging can be found here, in The Zeitgeist Arts Atrium. You may also pick up All Access Badges and mingle. 222 E. Superior St

PARKING INFO:

For maps and detailed parking information, we encourage you to visit Greater Downtown Duluthâ€™s website at www.downtownduluth.com/maps.

Message from the Festival Director Welcome to the 4th Duluth Superior Film

We are also bringing back the films IN

Festival…well, technically the second, but if

COPETITION. Six titles in the festival will all vie

you count the first two years when we were

for the title of BEST OF THE FEST. One of the

named Sound Unseen, then this is really the 4th.

festival’s most legendarily fun and interesting past

However you add it up, this is without question

guests, Gina Belafonte has agreed to come back to

our most exciting line-up to date. With the

Duluth to lead the group of Jurors to a winner.

highest percentage of films with directors, actors or producers attending, quality of presented films

Finally, we are extra pleased with our Special

and some pretty high profile guests…we could not

Event Films this year. As many of you have heard,

be more excited to bring you this year’s Duluth

Actor/Director/Artist Crispin Hellion Glover

Superior Film Festival.

will be in attendance of this year’s festival. Look for more info on his film and presentation within

We are especially pleased because the amount

the pages of this program. If hockey is more your

of interesting activity that has occurred on

thing, but you still enjoy excellent filmmaking…

the artistic landscape in the past year. What

have we got an Opening Night Film for you!

an exciting time to be in the Twin Ports. The

THE LAST GLADIATORS will open this year’s

development of a very interesting gallery scene,

festival with some old-time hockey just the way

new theaters, heightened profiles of terrific arts

Duluth and Superior likes it…with plenty of

events across the spectrum, North X North,

fighting! After that punch in the nose, we thought

Homegrown’s unabated awesomeness…it all

it might be nice to reminisce a bit about one of

feels to us like there is a crackling of excitement

the most glorious moments in film in the region

running throughout the Duluth/Superior region.

by offering our Closing Night fare of an IRON

We here at the Duluth Superior Film Festival are

WILL Reunion Screening and Reception. It’s

plenty pleased to be a part of it.

going to be so great that even the film’s leading man Mackenzie Astin has decided to come join

We’ve done our best to try to stay parallel to all

us for it.

this excitement by adding bits of our own. Our partnership with Zinema 2 in conjunction and

This all adds up to a pretty interesting time to

collaboration with their Explorers Club Series

be hanging around the Twin Ports. Have a great

has really proven to be a bona fide hit. Together

festival.

we’ve been presenting some outstanding films that

Richard Hansen

lie outside the traditional multiplex experience

Festival Founder and Director

every Tuesday Night since October, and could not be more pleased with the response. So much so, that we’ve taken to putting together a collection of ‘Explorers Club’ spirited films at this year’s festival. Look for the ‘Explorer’s Club at DSFF’ heading if that is your type of cinema experience.

highlighted events

OPENING NIGHT FILM AND RECEPTION

THE LAST GLADIATORS DATE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2013

TIME: 6:00PM/doors, 7:00PM/show, 9PM/after-party VENUE: Clyde Iron Works Event Center and Mezzanine COST: $9.00 In Advance/$10.00 Door Join us as we celebrate the OPENING NIGHT OF THE DULUTH SUPERIOR FILM FESTIVAL! OPENING NIGHT film THE LAST GLADIATORS. Academy Award® winning Director Alex Gibney takes an unprecedented look at the National Hockey League’s most feared enforcers and explores the career of Chris "Knuckles" Nilan. The role was simple: protect their teammates no matter the cost. ‘If fans embrace SLAP SHOT as the CASABLANCA of hockey films, THE LAST GLADIATORS is APOCALYPSE NOW.’ –Sports Illustrated MULTIPLE FORMER NHL PLAYERS WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE! Including Mike Peluso, Dave Richter, Jon Rohloff, Bob Paradise and the Legendary Tom Reid who will introduce the film. All will be in attendance of the post-screening reception. Reception highlights:

-DJ entertainment by Duluth's The Crunchy Bunch -Complimentary appetizers provided by Clyde-Iron Restaurant -Complimentary beer provided by Lake Superior Brewing This event has been made possible by:

highlighted events

SPECIAL PRESENTATION-MN Premiere!

Crispin Hellion Glover's Big Slide Show followed by film

It Is Fine! EVERYTHING IS FINE. DATE: SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 TIME: 7:00PM/show VENUE: Zinema 2 COST: $20 w/Q&A and book signing following the screening. Please note: Due to the special nature of this event, DSFF All Access Passes are not valid for this special presentation.

Crispin Hellion Glover's Big Slide Show

Crispin Hellion Glover performs a one hour dramatic narration of eight different profusely illustrated books. The images from the books are projected behind Mr. Glover during his performance. -60 minutes

It Is Fine! EVERYTHING IS FINE.

It Is Fine! EVERYTHING IS FINE goes into uncharted cinematic territory with screenwriter Steven C. Stewart starring in this semi-autobiographical, psycho-sexual, tale about a man with severe cerebral palsy and a fetish for girls with long hair. Part horror film, part exploitation picture and part documentary of a man who cannot express his sexuality in the way he desires, (due to his physical condition), this fantastical and often humorous tale is told completely from Stewart’s actual point of view – that of someone who has lived for years watching people do things he will never be able to do. Here, Stewart’s character is something of a lady killer, seducing a troubled, recently divorced mother (Margit Carstensen), her teenage daughter and any number of other ladies he encounters along the way. According to Crispin Glover, Stewart "wanted to show that handicapped people are human, sexual and can be horrible. He also states that “It is Fine! EVERYTHING IS FINE. will probably be the best film he has anything to do with in his entire career. Crispin Glover and his co-director David Brothers wanted to bring Stewart’s story to the screen. -74 minutes

highlighted events

PROVE GALLERY Cinema celebration and art exhibit

DATE: Friday, May 31st, 2013 TIME: 7-10 PM VENUE: PROVE Gallery COST: FREE! Join us on Friday May 31st from 7-10 PM at The PROVE Gallery for a very special reception and art exhibition. This event is open to all and will display the most recent show curated by The Prove Collective. Many filmmakers will be in attendance. Come enjoy Duluth’s newest and most exciting art gallery for our celebration of The Duluth Superior Film Festival. NUMEROUS FILMMAKERS AND FESTIVAL GUESTS WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE! Reception highlights: -Complimentary beverages provided by Lake Superior Brewing -DJ Entertainment from The Crunchy Bunch

SPECIAL EVENT

IRON WILL REUNION SCREENING AND RECEPTION STAR MACKENZIE ASTIN PRESENT! SPECIAL CREW REUNION SCREENING! DATE: SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2013 TIME: 6:00 PM VENUE: THE UNDERGROUND THEATER AND LAKE SUPERIOR RAILROAD MUSEUM It has been 20 years since the Disney film “Iron Will” shot in our region. Come and celebrate our “Iron Will Reunion” at the Historic Duluth Depot and Arts Center in the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. This is a free community event and all are invited. The star of the film, Mackenzie Astin will join us at the showing in the Underground Theater with a panel discussion following and reception. Make sure you tour the 3 railroad cars (including the Historic Northland Car) that were used in the movie. This event has been made possible by:

FILM SCREENING SCHEDULE ALL FILMS $7.00 ADVANCE/$8.00 DOOR UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

Pantone=Visiting Guest in attendance

Wednesday 5/29 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 7 PM-The Last Gladiators Clyde Iron Thursday 5/30 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 6:45 Venus of Mars 8:30 Off Label Zinema 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 7:00 Wild Bill's Run Teatro Zuconne Friday 5/31

5:00 PM

5:20 PM Memorial Day

Zinema

Teatro Zuconne

5:00 PM Norway Hall

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

7:15 Meeting Charlie Parr 8:30 Hide Your Smiling Faces

7:15 Northern Light

7:00 PM

6:45 Headhunters

9:00 PM

8:30 Local Shorts

Saturday 6/1

5:00 PM 4:45 Girl Meets Bike Zinema

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

7:00 Crispin Glover's Big Slide Show 10 empty hollow echo

5:00 PM

6:15 Fifty Lakes One Island Teatro Zuconne

5:00 PM Norway Hall

8:00 The Price of Sand

7:00 PM

6:45 Flimmer

9:00 PM

8:30 waltz

Sunday 6/2

5:00 PM 4:00 The New Land Zinema

5:00 PM The Underground

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

7:30 In Winter (W.I.P)

6:00 Iron Will Reunion

2013 DSFF Jury Members GINA BELAFONTE Ms Belafonte's work spans Entertainment, Development, Food and Social Justice. She is a ED, VP, Co-President and Producer of multiple organizations. In 2011 she produced the award winning and HBO documentary 'SING YOUR SONG' which screened as the 2011 DSFF Opening Night Film. She left a indellible and lasting impression on our community and we are proud to have her with us again this year.

KAREN SUNDERMAN Karen has been a television writer, reporter, producer and personality for more than 25 years. She is currently most widely know as the host of the hit PBS show 'THE PLAYLIST' on Duluth's WDSE. Karen's activism, involvement, engagement and championing of the regional art scene is unparalleled. She can be seen tirelessly at every gallery opening, music event, or art social gathering in and around the region just about every weekend.

ABOUT NORTH X NORTH North x North is a promotional effort to feature the incredible events that occur throughout Duluth and Superior, from the end of April through early June 2013, and is a project of Twin Ports Arts Align. DESCRIPTION The North x North promotes The Homegrown Music Festival, followed by The Twin Ports Gallery Group's Visual Arts Week, Theater and Performance during NxN, North Country Dylan Celebration-Duluth Dylan Fest, and ending with The Duluth Superior Film Festival.

the duluth superior film festival staff FESTIVAL DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER Richard Hansen FILMMAKER LIAISON Riki McManus VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Letisha Rice HOSPITALITY COORDINATOR Brittany Sanford MARKETING DIRECTOR Ryan Kern VENUE MANAGEMENT Rick Vaicius, Jacob Swanson SHORT FILM COLLECTION CURATOR Jacob Swanson AUDIO SUPPORT Nick Monson PROVE COLLECTIVE Nick Monson, Anthony Zappa, Kathleen Roberts, Kathy McTavish, Richard Hansen FISCAL AGENT Zeppa Family Foundation FESTIVAL PROGRAM CONSULTANT Joellyn Gum POSTER DESIGN Brian Barber MASTER OF CUTENESS Oliver Enlai Hansen-Gum A very special thanks to our volunteers and to anyone we might have missed!

EXPLORERS CLUB AT DSFF

In an attempt to acknowledge the incredibly brave programming at Zinema 2 for the EXPLORERS CLUB series, The Duluth Superior Film Festival presents the following films which match the spirit of THE EXPLORERS CLUB.

HIDE YOUR SMILING FACES

PRODUCER ZACH SHEDD PRESENT! Friday, May 31st 8:30 PM Zinema 2 This film is IN COMPETITION

Hide Your Smiling Faces vividly depicts the young lives of two brothers as they abruptly come of age through the experience of a friend’s mysterious death. The event ripples under the surface of their town, unsettling the brothers and their friends in a way that they can’t fully understand. Once familiar interactions begin to take on a macabre tone in light of the tragic accident, leading Eric, 14, and Tommy, 9, to retreat into their wild surroundings. As the two brothers vocally face the questions they have about mortality, they simultaneously hold their own silent debates within their minds that build into seemingly insurmountable moral peaks. Hide Your Smiling Faces is a true, headlong glimpse into the raw spirit of youth, as well as the calluses that one often develops as a result of an unfiltered past. Director: Daniel Patrick Carbone USA 2013 81 minutes

NORTHERN LIGHT

PRODUCER LISA KJERULFF PRESENT! Friday, May 31st 7:15 PM Teatro Zuccone This film is IN COMPETITION

Set against the backdrop of a town’s annual snowmobile race, Northern Light interweaves captivating stories of recession-era America. The lives of three families change profoundly in the north woods of Michigan, where winters are unforgiving, jobs are hard to come by, and the line between living life and merely surviving is razor-thin. This is a cinematic, observational documentary that explores the American working class experience through character-based storytelling. As racers and their families pin their hopes to a 500 mile-long test of endurance, small triumphs and giant sacrifices are made along the way. Dysfunction and hardship permeate the cold, but this harsh setting often becomes an incubator for community and familial intimacy. Northern Light explores this disparity through the eyes of remarkably strong men and women, their stories told in richly styled portraiture. From a frozen corner of the country emerge three American families.

Director: Nick Bentgen USA 2013 90 minutes

EXPLORERS CLUB AT DSFF

GIRL MEETS BIKE

DIRECTOR ERIC TRETBAR AND ACTRESS RUTH MENARD PRESENT! Saturday, June 1st 4:45 PM Zinema 2 This film is IN COMPETITION A young high school shop teacher buys her first motorcycle with her wedding dress money, leading her away from her controlling fiancĂŠe into a new circle of motorcycle friends who are attracted but threatened by her newfound sexual freedom. As she learns to ride, she must interpret their offers of advice and mechanical assistance: are they subtle forms of control? Or crucial knowledge, without which she might get herself killed? Ignoring all warnings, she rides a 400 mile rally--well beyond her ability. In the end, she crashes and wants to give up. But the motorcycle which first set her free gives her the courage to go on. Girl loses bike, girl gets bike back. Director: Eric Tretbar USA 2013 105 minutes

OFF LABEL

Thursday, May 30th 8:30 PM Zinema 2

From human guinea pigs testing drugs for pay to behind-the-scenes marketers to consumers struggling with life-altering illness, Off Label examines the medicated margins of American society through the stories of eight lives haunted by the commercialization of medicine and personal identity. In Iowa City a 22 year old army medic last stationed at Abu Ghraib prison struggles with the VA to find treatment to cope with PTSD. In Minneapolis a woman fights for reform after her son commits grisly suicide in an anti-depressant marketing study. In Rochester a young vagabond couple pay for their wedding by doing drug trials for money. In Santa Cruz a woman takes eighteen different prescriptions and lives in a roadside Bigfoot Museum. In Philadelphia an aging African American Muslim recounts the horrific experiments conducted upon him while he was imprisoned and forgives those who destroyed his physical health. In Milwaukee an eccentric medical anthropologist tracks the course and influence of the drug market he once helped shape as a drug rep for Pfizer. From these and other interwoven stories a tragic and bleakly comic look at life, health, and faith in the Twilight Zone of American pharmaceuticals emerges. Welcome to the strange pharmacy that is America. Directors: Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher USA 2012 80 minutes

EXPLORERS CLUB AT DSFF

empty hollow echo

DIRECTOR ADAM SEKULER AND ACTOR SEAN RYAN PRESENT! Saturday, June 1st 10:00 PM Zinema 2

Loneliness is not the same as being alone but Sean maybe experiencing both. One night he wakes up locks himself out of his apartment, without his cell phone. Just his luck, no one in building answers the door. In fact no one seems to be on the street. And none of his friends answer their doors either. Is he hallucinating? Is the city empty? Is he alone? And if so what happened to everyone? In this film, we experience the city through Sean, a character who in his loneliness discovers euphoria, isolation, and solitude. It is our worst nightmare, and our finest dream, brought to reality through a single man, wandering a single city devoid of life. Director: Adam Sekuler USA 2012 65 minutes

waltz

DIRECTOR JOHNATHON OLSEN PRESENT! Saturday, June 1st 8:30 PM Sons of Norway Hall

A relationship is composed of moments. Some are filled with conversation; others are quiet and uncertain. A wife so angry that she canâ€™t speak and a husband overwhelmed with frustration venture into the forest. Pitching a tent amid the trees, with none of the cityâ€™s distractions to hide behind, a couple works through unspoken injury to once again connect. waltz submerges us in nature: a light rain on a calm lake, sunlight filtering through swaying leaves, a frog in a puddle. Filmed in Wisconsin by Zinema Manager Johnathon Olsen, waltz shows us the remarkable difference between the woods and the town, and between a couple in turmoil and in tranquility. Director: Johnathon Olsen USA 2010 82 minutes

EXPLORERS CLUB AT DSFF

VENUS OF MARS

DIRECTOR EMILY GOLDBERG PRESENT! SUBJECT and DULUTH NATIVE VENUS DEMARS PRESENT! SUBJECT LYNETTE REINI-GRANDELL PRESENT! Thursday, May 30th 6:45 PM Zinema 2

The eye-catching transgender singer of a Minneapolis glam rock band and her wife negotiate the frontiers of love and gender. On stage, wearing a vinyl corset and stiletto boots, s/he's Venus, lead singer of the glam rock band All The Pretty Horses. At home in Minneapolis with Lynette, her wife of twenty years, s/he's Steve. Born male, Venus is transgender. S/he's "in between" â€” taking female hormones, but not planning to have sexual reassignment surgery. To some, s/he's a pioneer, courageously exploring a brave new world of gender identity, free of categorization. To others, s/he's a freak. VENUS OF MARS is both the unique coming out story of Venus' gender-redefining journey, and the truly contemporary love story of a couple weathering dramatic changes in uncharted relationship territory. Director: Emily Goldberg USA 2004 105 minutes

QUINTESSENTIALLY NORTH The Duluth Superior Film Festival believes in supporting the films that are being created right here in the Arrowhead region. The value and quality of the local filmmaking scene cannot be overstated. Please enjoy these powerful and entertaining regional film projects.

WILD BILL'S RUN

DIRECTOR MIKE SCHOLTZ PRESENT! Thursday, May 30th 7:00 PM Teatro Zuccone

This is the strange but true story of Wild Bill Cooper. Part Arctic adventure and part crime caper, WILD BILL’S RUN is an unforgettable ride with a true American folk hero. In the winter of 1972, Wild Bill Cooper led a ragtag crew of mechanics, ranchers and photographers on a grueling expedition across the polar ice. During some of the darkest days of the Cold War, their goal was to snowmobile 5,000 miles from Minnesota to Moscow. They didn’t quite make it. After the expedition returned home, Cooper embarked on a startling new adventure. Accused of leading a massive drug smuggling operation known as “the Marijuana Air Force,” he was named one of America’s Ten Most Wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service. But the wily outdoorsman was never caught. He refused to surrender to the law, just as he’d refused to surrender to the Arctic. Even today, his whereabouts remain a mystery. Director: Mike Scholtz USA 2012 60 minutes

MEETING CHARLIE PARR

DIRECTORS FRANCOIS XAVIER DUBOIS AND CHARLES DUBOIS PRESENT! Friday, May 31st 7:15 PM Zinema 2 This film is IN COMPETITION MeetinG Charlie Parr is a musical journey through the Midwest that meets one of his most emblematic folk singer. In the Great Lakes forests, through the Minnesota plains, on stage or at home, we get to know Charlie Parr, an endearing and unique artist. Meeting after meeting, Charlie relations tell us about his authentic music and what it says about America. After a fifteen years old career and ten records released, Meeting Charlie Parr is the first documentary dedicated to that unique songwriter. Director:Francois Xavier Dubois USA/FRANCE 2013 70 minutes This screening is made possibly by:

THE PRICE OF SAND DIRECTOR JIM TITTLE PRESENT! Saturday, June 1st 8:00 PM Teatro Zuccone This film is IN COMPETITION

"The Price of Sand" is a one-hour documentary film that started when Jim Tittle heard about a plan to put an open pit silica mine in his mother's quiet rural Minnesota neighborhood. A few basic questions led him to Wisconsin, where a "frac sand gold rush" was already in full swing. Sand mine neighbors, experts, protestors and politicians all spoke to his camera. Complete with aerial views of massive new sand pits and microscopic imagery of toxic silica dust, "The Price of Sand" explores the real price of frac sand, not just in dollars, but in lives, communities, and the future of the region. Director: Jim Tittle USA 2013 60 minutes

FIFTY LAKES ONE ISLAND

DIRECTOR GEORGE DESORT PRESENT! Saturday, June 1st 6:15 PM Teatro Zuccone This film is IN COMPETITION

In 2011, Chicago filmmaker George Desort spent eighty nights on Isle Royale, a wilderness island on Lake Superior. Traveling alone with his camera equipment and as much food as he could fit into his kayak, Desort explored the rugged terrain of the island, filming himself each difficult step of the way. Desortâ€™s breathtaking footage paired withhis personal, unvarnished story-telling result in a film that will spur viewers to visit the outdoors as soon as possible. Director: George Desort USA 2013 61 minutes

MEMORIAL DAY

DIRECTOR SAMUEL FISCHER PRESENT! Friday, May 31st 5:20 PM Zinema 2

When SSgt. Kyle Vogel leaves a handwritten letter on the seat of his car, grabs a pistol and steps into a Minnesota forest, we wonder who he is and what he’s about to do. Flash back a few months as Vogel lies wounded in a hospital near Anbar Province, Iraq. The night before he’s due to return to combat, his doctor, Lt. Kelly Tripp, presses him on why he’s so obsessed with collecting battle souvenirs. Kyle proceeds to tell her what happened on Memorial Day, 1993, when, as a 13-year old boy, he discovered his Grandpa Bud’s WWII footlocker. Though reluctant to talk about the war, Bud, who served with the 82nd Airborne, strikes a deal with Kyle: “Pick any three objects, and I’ll tell you the story behind each one.” As we see Bud’s WWII tales from Europe, we also see how Kyle’s experiences in Iraq have paralleled them—and how that day on the porch will affect how he ultimately deals with the losses, regrets and moral dilemmas that unite all soldiers across wars and generations. Director: Samuel Fischer USA 2011 104 minutes

IN WINTER (W.I.P. Screening)

DIRECTOR ALEX GUTTERMAN PRESENT! Sunday, June 2nd 7:30 PM Zinema 2 FREE!

Join Local Director Alex Gutterman ("In Winter") for more or less freewheeling discussion, based loosely around camera footage from his recent feature.

Aspects of the filmmaking process shall be examined, using "In Winter", currently transitioning from production into post, as a case study. "In Winter" follows the awakening of a young woman of humble circumstances (Annika) as her life in a small Northern town is transformed by the arrival of an older, wealthy stranger from the East (Mark). As an entanglement between the two deepens, its effects are felt rippling through the small group of individuals whose lives overlap with the couple: a minister with one eye on God and one on Annika, a diner waitress who fancies leaving town in Mark's European car, and several others. All the while, Annika's dying grandfather (a US Army combat veteran), the watching eyes of local Ojibwe natives, and the harsh enclosing bitterness of Winter itself bear witness to a quiet, powerful, human drama unfolding under the steel grey sky. Shooting Jan/Feb 2013, Release November 2013

regional shorts collection The Duluth Superior Film Festival is very pleased to have culled film and video work from around the region for presentation in our regional shorts collection. Here you will find college students looking to make careers in the film industry, established pros from across the Midwest, music videos of Duluth bands and some local Duluthians just doing their thing!

Numerous Local filmmakers present! Friday, May 31st 8:30 PM Sons of Norway Hall

Legal Alternatives - Documentary - Jonathan Bothun Tourvall the Terrible - Narrative - Tony Frankin Painting the Community - Documentary - Jessica Prihoda Manfred and the Waiting Room - Narrative - Joel Breitman HF: A Video Poem - Narrative - Toby Thomas Churchill Angorki in Exile - Documentary - Nicholas Sunsdahl Golden - Narrative - Kjell Kvanbeck Natural Discoveries - Documentary - Mike Jandl Don't Break the Silence - Experimental - Nicholas Sunsdahl Stay Home - Animation - Caleb Wood

CALEB WOOD EXAMINATION AT DSFF Preceding films at Zinema throught the festival.

DSFF will be showing a short film from local animator Caleb Wood before many films at Zinema during the festival. For full descriptions of these films please visit our website at www.DS-FF.com. Caleb Wood statement: Born in the year of the dragon, Caleb Wood is an independent animator living in northern Minnesota, USA. He is most interested in the dynamism of the mundane and overlooked, abstract, and all things moving. Animation is his favorite thing. Selected Films at DSFF. • ugly man • Worm • Mobile • Little Wild • • wake • for you

NORDIC HITS HEADHUNTERS Friday, May 31st 6:45 PM Sons of Norway Hall Roger is a charming scoundrel and Norway's most accomplished headhunter. He lives a life of luxury well beyond his means and chooses to subsidize his expensive lifestyle through stealing highly prized art. When his beautiful wife, an art gallery owner, introduces him to a former mercenary in the possession of an extremely valuable painting, he decides to risk it all in order to obtain it, and in doing so, he discovers something which makes him a hunted man. Director: Morten Tyldum 2012 In Norwegian with English subtitles 100 minutes

FLIMMER

Saturday, June 1st 6:45 PM Sons of Norway Hall

A wry workplace comedy etched with impeccable, retro-tinged design, this Swedish treat has been frequently likened to both Office Spaceand the work of the Coen brothers. Things arenâ€™t great at Unicom, a telecommunications giant on the cusp of unleashing a new 4G network. CEO Tord (Allan Svensson, as funny as he is perma-tanned) is reeling from a disastrous ad campaign, while pushover bean-counter Kenneth, saddled with a broken computer, keeps striking out both with the IT department and his internet dating service. Things only get hairier when a couple of electrical engineers accidentally plunge the entire area into darkness (and one of themselves into sterility). Bouncing between interlocking storylines and brimming with absurd gags, director Patrick Eklundâ€™s first feature works his ensemble cast with expert comic timing. Director: Patrik Eklund 2012 In Swedish with English subtitles 100 minutes

THE NEW LAND

Sunday, June 2nd 4 PM Zinema 2

Jan Troell's sequel to The Emigrants follows Kristina (Liv Ullmann) and Karl-Oskar (Max von Sydow) on a difficult pioneer trek to Minnesota and a life that is better but bittersweet, with the trials of the Civil War and Indian conflicts. A Golden Globe winner, The New Land received an Oscar nomination for Foreign Language Film. Liv Ullmann, often identified with Bergman's films, has said Kristina is her favorite role. Director: Jan Troell Sweden 1972 204 minutes

acknowledgements The Duluth Superior Film Festival would like to acknowledge and thank the following individuals and businesses to which we are eternally grateful for their support and contributions: Al Milgrom Alex Giuliani Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Barry Kryshka Bob Monahan Nick Hansen Grant Carlson Mark Lundgren Andrea Ferber Reilly Tillman Josh Carlon Christopher Hansen Clyde-Iron Restaurant Deanna Hansen Christopher Hansen Doug Bremer Jim Paquette Earl Gum Flyway Film Festival Gene Shaw Irene & Robert Synnott Joellyn Gum KarenPionk Martin Dean Monica Hendrickson Amy Halverson Ryan Kern

Rick Vaicius Riki McManus Steve Grazier Terry Mattson Trent Edgerton PROVE Gallery Nick Monson Anthony Zappa Kathy McTavish Kathleen Roberts Gene Shaw Kris Eide Karen Ruona Johnathon Olsen Ed Newman Brad Nelson Tim Nelson Brian Barber Barbara Berry Jim Brunzell Sarah Chasson Anne Dugan Todd Gremmels Dorothy Gum Christa Lawler Kris Lee-Wicklund Shawn McLaughlin Emily McNeill Jacob Swanson Jason Watt

Through August 31, 2013

Trey Wodele Tony Cuneo Andy Bennett Zeppa Family Foundation Craig Samborski Crystal Pelkey Dale and John of Lake Superior Brewery Kelli Latuska Bob DeArmond Ken Buehler Jon Thompson Darlene Marshall Kristi Stokes Bill Payne Erika Mock Mike Malone Beau Walsh Kickstarter Rock Stars Kimi Huskinson Jim Tittle Ryan Strandjord Andrew LaJeunesse Trudy Fredericks Deanna Hansen John Heine Mary O'Brien

Michael P. Savage Christopher Reynolds Shane Alan May Adam Sekuler Adam Swanson Darlene Marshall Aaron Gothier Kristen Lee Karl Jacobs Margaret Baune Emily McNeill Elissa Hansen Kathleen Annala James Vculek Oddi Hjellbakk Richard Narum Barry Kryshka Karen Ruona Irene Synnott Carol Kampa George Desort Andrew Peterson Danielle Villegas Joellyn Gum North X North TPAA TPGG