The Minnesota Film Festival (MFF) shines a light on local films, Indigenous voices, stories from across the midwest, and beyond! Held annually each Spring at the Zeitgeist’s Zinema, MFF brings together film lovers and filmmakers.
MFF champions local talent alongside international films to bridge communities through new perspectives. Throughout the week, guests can look forward to film screenings, post-film conversations with film guests, community events, networking opportunities, parties, and more!
Festival Schedule
Sunday, March 23, 2025
MN Media Art School Shorts
Zinema 2
11:00 AM
Films created and supported by MN Media Arts School students.
MinnAnimate x MFF Mixtape
Zinema 1
11:30 AM
Animated films from the MFF submissions mixed with the 2024 MinnAnimate program!
Our Stories
Zinema 2
1:30 PM
Highlighting stories from local artists in our community.
Waves
Zinema 1
2:30 PM
Prague, 1968. As Prague Spring uprises, secret services target the radio station where Tomáš works. He must protect his revolutionary brother and finds himself obliged to face History - especially when the radio broadcasts a confidential record.
Boundary Waters
Zinema 2
4:00 PM
Suspenseful, tender and rapturous, Boundary Waters is a lyrical coming of age drama that immerses in its young characters as they navigate a very adult world. Set in the Iron Range of Northern Minnesota, Michael Murray relishes in the carefree joys of early adolescence - girls and friends - until his mom has a black eye and a busted lip, but won’t talk about it. Michael is desperate to know what happened but his father Brian avoids him, Granny shushes him, and his usually resilient mother can’t get out of bed. While his family weighs the cost of keeping secrets against the price of telling the truth, Michael is determined to unravel the mystery of his hurt mother and his elusive father.
Closing Day Celebration
Carmody Irish Pub
5:00 PM
Cheers to great cinema! Join us at Carmody Irish Pub after the closing day films to celebrate our festival week. Free to attend, reserve your spot in advance.
Date: March 19-23, 2025
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