State of Polka PREMIERE: April 6, 2023 DESCRIPTION Polka has been part of Minnesota’s rich music history for a long time. In this half-hour special, learn about Minnesota’s polka music scene. Even after a decade without filming a new FunTime Polka Party, our polka productions remain our top streamed content. This past year, we decided we would talk about the state of polka with some veterans, as well as new players on the scene. We are currently entering this into regional film festivals. It headlined the Norsefest Film Festival in Madison, MN on November 12, 2023.
Remembering WWII: Heroes & History PREMIERE: May 29, 2023
DESCRIPTION Every other year, Fagen Fighters WWII Museum holds the Ray Fagen Memorial Airshow. We partnered with them this past year to capture riveting first-hand accounts of the war from regional WWII veterans, as well as showcase some of the restored planes in action in an enduring tribute to the Greatest Generation. Seventy million people served in World War II. In 2023, there were fewer than 120,000 remaining alive. With 131 veterans of WWII dying every day, capturing their stories before they are lost is essential. We conducted 10 interviews with WWII veterans, releasing these as oral histories via our Postcards veterans’ voices digital page, and showcasing a few on the Postcards program this year.
Florian Chmielewski performing a polka classic.
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Tens of thousands attending Ray Fagen Memorial Airshow in Granite Falls, MN in June 2022.
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