[mou] Bird Movie showing this weekend in St.Paul

[Derek Bakken]

The Third Annual Solstice Film Festival starts June 19th and runs through
June 21st at Galtier Plaza in downtown St. Paul. Executive Director Devin
Halder has found over 25 feature films ranging from fiction to documentary,
as well as a dozen short films—most of them Minnesota premieres. A few were
filmed in or around the Twin Cities area, while others have been making the
film festival circuit this year. Even though the festival only runs three
days, you can pick up a festival pass for a meager $20 and take advantage of
all the films, the parties, and the festival closing awards ceremony. Here
is a preview of a few of the most notable (though not necessarily the best)
films in the festival.:


Alex Karpovsky's latest film, *Woodpecker*, is a major improvement compared
to his last film, *The Hole Story*—which was filmed in Brainerd. Filmed
entirely in the backwaters of eastern Arkansas, *Woodpecker* turns its
attention to the strange and fascinating world of birdwatching. The film
follows a group of locals, environmentalists, and entrepreneurs trying to
capture a glimpse of the ivory-billed woodpecker—a bird thought to be
extinct. The film deftly blends fact and fiction together. Karpovsky's film
will appeal to serious animal-lovers and bird enthusiasts, while others may
find this docu-fiction film as hilarious as another recent animal
mockumentary: Christopher Guest's *Best in Show*. (June 21, 2:10 p.m.)


-Derek
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