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Solar Eclipse&nbsp;will also be featured in WSU's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.winona.edu/dancescape/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dancescape 2021: A Dance Film Festival&nbsp;</a>along with other dance film creations by Winona State students, faculty, and guest artists, and will be streamed online Feb 11-13 here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.showtix4u.com/events/WSUTHAD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.showtix4u.com/events/WSUTHAD</a>

Solar Eclipse

What is the kindest thing a stranger ever did for you? I asked several people that question, and their recorded answers gave me a glimmer of hope in a time rife with division and negativity in the news and on social media. I needed to be reminded, and hoped to remind others, that acts of random kindness happen everywhere, every day, in the most unexpected ways. Follow <a href="http://www.facebook.com/papercatfilms" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paper Cat Films on Facebook</a>.

Samaritan

I needed to be reminded, and hoped to remind others, that acts of random kindness happen everywhere, every day, in the most unexpected ways.

"What Floats Your Boat" is an educational documentary film. It explores the careers and working experiences of several employees at Sanborn Canoe Co. and Merrimack Canoe Company, which work out of the same building in Winona. These woodworkers offer their thoughts on working for a small business and their advice on finding a career path.

What Floats Your Boat

Networking is an integral skill, yet too often, it's categorized as being only for business people. The truth is that networking is for everyone, not just the entrepreneurs, inventors, and executives. In "Connectivity," students and leaders of the extended Winona community discuss how everyone can redefine, learn, and practice this essential skill. For more information visit: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-winona-state/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">StartUp Winona State on LinkedIn</a>

Connectivity: Networking for Everyone

Networking is an integral skill, yet too often, it's categorized as being only for business people. The truth is that networking is for everyone, not just the entrepreneurs, inventors, and executives. In "Connectivity," students and leaders of the extended Winona community discuss how everyone can redefine, learn, and practice this essential skill. This piece is part of a larger, still-in-progress film titled "The Connection Project."

Put the Brights On interviews four rural Transgender subjects from the Minnesota Lakes Region. The film works against common use portrayals of the rural and life in "the country" as quaint, cute, or dangerous and dumb, often with a sense of humor. Use of found footage, 16mm and Super 8 matched with the contemporary audio track give Put the Bright On a parallel low fi visual/hi fi audio contrast.

Put the Brights On

Put the Brights On interviews four rural Transgender subjects from the Minnesota Lakes Region.

Throughout one week on campus in fall semester of 2020, college students reflect upon how they are impacted by the pandemic, current politics, and protests.

2020 One Week on Campus

A biology professor at Winona State University, in southeastern Minnesota invites a student up to Alaska to work on a small mammal research project. Paul falls in love with Alaska and pursues his dream to buy a fishing permit in Prince William Sound. Every summer he is joined by his family and crew members from the midwest, and introduces them all to the wilderness, and the hard work of sustainable fishing. Paul’s passion for his work, surrounded by nature, helps develop future opportunities for the young crew members.

Fish Camp

Tom Schneider operates the oldest barber shop in Winona, MN, Tom's Barber Shop. His shop embodies Winona culture in every way and carries its legacy, too. He sees people from all walks of life, casually entertaining them with wit and magic. They don't just come for a haircut–they come for Tom.

Tom the Barber

Tom Schneider operates the oldest barber shop in Winona, MN, Tom's Barber Shop. His shop embodies Winona culture in every way and carries its legacy, too. He sees people from all walks of life, casually entertaining them with wit and magic. They don't just come for a haircut–they come for Tom.

We have all been impacted by COVID-19. A friend was one of the first people to lose his father to the virus at a local nursing home. I wanted to capture his story on film, and that began this collection of interviews with others in the Winona community who were affected personally and professionally. Some struggled and some thrived, but everyone adapted to new ways of overcoming limitations and inconveniences in order to carry on with daily responsibilities and activities. Their stories often reveal an underlying sense of gratefulness and hope in the midst of this life-changing pandemic.

Winona: Unmasked (a Mary Farrell film)

We have all been impacted by COVID-19. Some struggled and some thrived, but everyone adapted to new ways of overcoming limitations and inconveniences in order to carry on with daily responsibilities and activities. Their stories often reveal an underlying sense of gratefulness and hope in the midst of this life-changing pandemic.

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