Screening of the documentary Sweet Land by MN Made Legacy, with filmmaker Ali Selim and writer Will Weaver for a conversation.
The Main Cinema is hosting a screening of Sweet Land on Sunday, October 25, as part of the MN Made Legacy series. The film is the main feature of the afternoon, and the filmmakers will be there in person: director Ali Selim and writer Will Weaver. After the movie, they'll stay for a conversation, so you'll get to hear from the people who actually made it.
Sweet Land is a story about a young bride who moves to a rural community in the early 20th century, and it's a piece of Minnesota filmmaking that's earned its place in the state's cinema history. The MN Made Legacy series is built around bringing back films like this—work that came out of the region and has stuck around—and showing them in a theater with the people behind them. It's a good way to see a movie that might have otherwise slipped off your radar, and to hear how it came together.
Having Selim and Weaver there changes the whole thing. Instead of just watching the credits roll and heading home, you get to stay and talk with them about the process. If you've ever wondered how a script like this gets made or what it took to bring it to the screen, that's where you'll find the answers. It's the kind of afternoon that works best if you're into the craft of filmmaking as much as the movie itself.
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The screening starts at 4 PM at The Main Cinema in Minneapolis. The film runs first, and the conversation follows, so you'll be there for the movie and the discussion in one go. It's a Sunday afternoon, and the whole thing is part of the MN Made Legacy series.
