FILM IN THE CITIES: RADICAL ROOTS OF YOUTH MEDIA Premiere Date: February 21st, 2022 One hour-long documentary Produced with Walker Art Center
DESCRIPTION: In the early 1970s, a group of young artists started a film program for teens in the Twin Cities. Film in the Cities would go on to become a groundbreaking media arts and education organization. This retrospective is told through reflections from founders and former students and features rare and revealing super 8 student films from a half century ago.
In its early days, the group provided a space for Twin Cities teens to express themselves, and the documentary follows the students through their first decade of experimentation with filmmaking. Film in the Cities ultimately became a groundbreaking media arts and education initiative which helped to develop the local Minnesota professional and creative film community. Laced throughout the documentary, the 1970s student films propel the story forward with a blend of gravity and teenage shenanigans at
notable Twin Cities hangouts like Saint Louis Park’s Roller Garden. The result is a mixture of infectious imagination, whimsy, and serious reflection on the social and political issues that peppered the decade. “Kids just don’t feel like they have a voice,” said veteran media maker and former FITC student, Paul Auguston. “Film in the Cities gave us a voice.” IMPACT : “Film in the Cities was a crucial step on my path as a filmmaker . Media artists and professionals in Minnesota all have a connection to the organization and its impact. But in making this documentary, it was amazing to learn about the origins of the organization and the origins of youth media in Minnesota from the generation before us Gen X filmmakers of the 80s and 90s.” - Daniel Bergin , TPT Executive Producer and FITC Alumni Film in the Cities was honored with a 2022 Upper Midwest Regional Emmy® Award Nomination for best documentary in the Historic/Cultural/Nostalgia - Long Form category
DISTRIBUTION: Broadcasted locally on TPT 2 and available for streaming on tpt.org Broadcast hours: 3.8 | Local viewers reached: 14,392 (via Nielsen ratings)
ENGAGEMENT: Pageviews: 4,243 | Users: | Impressions: 2,914 | Video views: 2,078 | Engagements: 69 | Social Posts: 6 EVENTS: Thu, Jan 27, 2022 - Walker Art Center’s Bentson Mediatheque Film Event Twin Cities PBS executive producer Daniel Bergin and producer Miranda Harincar shared an excerpt of Film in the Cities and hosted a conversation on the early days of Film in the Cities.
Sun, May 15, 2022 - Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival Daniel Bergin and producer Miranda Harincar screened Film in the Cities for the festival crowd.
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