The Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation Presents: Gateway to the World

Insomniac Frightmare Kil... A disturbed loner suffering from insomnia goes through a series of bad luck and becomes detached from reality. As he falls asleep his nightmares seem to become reality.

The Seer 'The Seer' is a documentary film by Danish author mystic and musician Lars Muhl. The film is based on rare and unique footage of The Seer (Calle de Montsegur) taken by Lars when they first met in 1998, and covers the three years during which Lars was an apprentice to The Seer. We are witnessing The Seer in his element, walking the sacred mountain of Montsegur, and we are with him in his home in Fuengirola in southern Spain, treating patients with distant healing. Some of the footage is filmed with hidden camera, and we are right there with Lars and The Seer, when initiation takes place.

Travelling with Mr. T The filmic approach playfully balances on the edge between documentary and fiction, thereby both underlining and adding to the theme of the film. The two directors have filmed Troels for 4 years, capturing all his ups and downs, the defining moments, both the hilarious and the sad. This material will be combined with Troels¿ video diary where we get even closer, and animation that will bring life to Troels¿ text and inner universe in a compelling and humoristic way. The animation is done by the artist Carl Krull whoose very distinctive style matches Troels¿ story and personality, combining darkness and humor, the grotesque and the beautiful. It will be subtly integrated into the filmed material, at times taking over completely. The story of Troels and the visual approach melt together.

Ode to Summer 3D rendition of traditional Chinese ink and was animation techniques.

Dormitory Master

Above the Ground, beneat... 11 year old Mahmoud from Cairo loves the circus, and dreams of performing as an acrobat in The National Egyptian Circus. So Mahmoud practice several days a week with the experienced circus artist Kamal, who joggles Mahmoud on his feet one and a half metres above the ground in a dangerous and daring acrobatic act. But the day only has so many hours, and there is also so much homework to do. So Mahmoud struggles to live his dream, and keep his place above the ground, beneath the sky.

Twenty Twenty Dave Slade (Nicholas M. Garofolo) faces a myriad of and external struggles in trying to figure out what's real or surreal. He encounters the threatening presence of Terranova,(Dakota Wollmer) a huge woman who claims she's from the future, and he experiences terrible nightmares that illuminate this dilemma she presents to him along with a Mystery Woman (Francia Fonseca). His Landlord, Mary Lee, (Rosie Xu) is a positive presence who helps him waddle through the murky waters of his polluted mind as Old Man (Dave Sweeney) mysteriously guides him to his destiny. Directed, Produced by and Written by Dave Sweeney Nicholas M. Garofolo Associate Producer, Cinematography and music by Marc Fratto, featuring "Glitter" by Giant Flying Turtles. Won "Best Psychedelic Fantasy Short Film " at Retro Avant Garde Film Festival NYC.

Kulariut A married couple living in a desolate place adjacent to the home of a woodland creature must deal with their toxic relationship.

Mrs Eilersen And Mehmet In a backyard old Mrs Eilersen tries to run a clothing shop but buiness isn¿t going well. When her new supplier demands more sales she must do something. But it¿s not easy when the customers are frightened by the Turkish and the Arab boy who hang out in the backyard.

Ramona's Journey