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Founded in 1962,The Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul (MSP Film) is Minnesota’s foremost film exhibition organization. We bring the best of international and independent cinema to Minnesota audiences at The Main Cinema, where we feature niche film festivals and daily programming 365-days a year.
We promote the art of film as a medium that fosters cross-cultural understanding, education, entertainment, and exploration. We offer audiences unique opportunities to experience the wealth of international cinema, to engage with and learn from visiting international filmmakers, and to come together and share these experiences as a community.
Our programming serves a growing membership base and diversifying audiences of 85,000+ annually.
MSP Film is best known for the annual centerpiece, the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF). Presented every April, MSPIFF is the largest international arts event in the region, exhibiting more than 250+ films from some 70 countries each year and drawing growing audiences of nearly 50,000 in 2016.
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The Main Cinema is open on Friday, Saturday & Sunday of Art-A-Whirl weekend.
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MN Cuban Film Festival: La mujer salvaje (Wild Woman)
In a Havana slum, a forty-year-old woman survives a bloody fight in which her husband almost kills her lover...
Wed Apr 30
7:00pm - 9:00pm
7:00pm - 9:00pm
At The Main Cinema
$11
Screening
Midnight Mayhem: Eraserhead
Midnight Mayhem features films that play the best after dark. Presented in the fun community experience that they were always meant to be, hosted by Chaz Kangas with special surprises, giveaways, and more throughout the night. This month: David Lynch's debut feature Eraserhead, a lasting cult sensation and a work of extraordinary craft and beauty!
Sat May 3
10:00pm - 11:59pm
10:00pm - 11:59pm
At The Main Cinema
$11
Screening
MN Cuban Film Festival: La espera (The Wait)
The Wait addresses loneliness and routine, the loss of what was once important to us and how life becomes painful due to certain social issues.
Wed May 7
7:00pm - 9:00pm
7:00pm - 9:00pm
At The Main Cinema
$11
Screening
Tall Tales
Fabled English record producer Mark Pritchard, luminary songwriter Thom Yorke and groundbreaking visual artist Jonathan Zawada present Tall Tales – a debut collaborative visual and audio cinema experience a decade in the making.
Thu May 8
7:00pm - 8:30pm
7:00pm - 8:30pm
At The Main Cinema
$11
Screening
MN Cuban Film Festival: A Night with the Rolling Stones
March 2016: Havana is getting ready for the arrival of The Rolling Stones for an outdoor free concert, the first by a rock group since the fall of Batista. Rita is part of what is known as the "survivors"; those over forty who stayed behind while others left the island in search of a better life.
Wed May 14
7:00pm - 9:00pm
7:00pm - 9:00pm
At The Main Cinema
$11
Screening
MN Cuban Film Festival: Fresa y chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate)
In 1979 Cuba, flamboyant gay artist Diego (Jorge Perugorría) attempts to seduce the straight and strait-laced David (Vladimir Cruz), an idealistic young communist, and fails dismally. But David conspires to be "friends" with Diego so he can monitor the artist's subversive life for the state...
Wed May 21
7:00pm - 9:00pm
7:00pm - 9:00pm
At The Main Cinema
$11
Screening
MN Cuban Film Festival: Bajo un sol poderoso (Beneath A Powerful Sun)
The film was shot in Havana and tells the story of a filmmaker overwhelmed by loneliness who deals with several ex-partners and protagonists of his previous films until a conflict breaks out that is very difficult to resolve.
Wed May 28
7:00pm - 9:00pm
7:00pm - 9:00pm
At The Main Cinema
$11
Exhibition
Sabbath Queen
Sabbath Queen, a feature documentary filmed over 21 years, follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie's epic journey as the dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis including the Chief Rabbis of Israel. Post-screening Q&A with Director Sandi DuBowski!
Tue Jun 3
7:00pm - 9:30pm
7:00pm - 9:30pm
At The Main Cinema
$11
Screening
MN Cuban Film Festival: Los Zafiros: Music From the Edge of Time
Thirty years after their split, the two surviving members of Los Zafiros, Manuel Galban and Miguel Cancio reunite on the streets of present-day Havana. Music, history and emotion fuel this dynamic, award-winning tribute to the Beatles of 1960s Cuba.
Wed Jun 4
7:00pm - 9:00pm
7:00pm - 9:00pm
At The Main Cinema
$11
