Sometimes the most terrifying situations teach the most important lessons in life. Warning: Some of these films present disturbing images. Viewer discretion advised. Filmmakers in attendance, including "Boundary Waters" star Allison Miller in the director's chair!
The Ely Film Festival is excited to invite all festival passholders to our 3x EFF25 Passholder Breakfasts. Come in early, have a cup of joe and a pastry purchased from Brainstorm Bakery, and share in company with other film lovers and visiting filmmakers. Happening Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings of Ely Film Festival.
Been watching a lot of movies? Hungry? Need a drink or want to have a conversation? Our neighbors across the street at the Frisky Otter are excited to open their doors for us to come party and celebrate! Kitchen open till 10 PM; Bar until 11 PM. Come hungry, leave happy.
What does it mean to be outdoorsy? This block of films will challenge your assumptions about what “wilderness” is and who lives, works, and recreates in it. We’ll travel from Minnesota to Washington State down to Southern Baja and across the world to Mozambique. These films grapple with race, motherhood, sexual preference, immigration, body image, and more as we explore myriad ways of belonging, outside.
Experience a range of human emotions, featuring compelling stories of love, loss, and personal discovery from emerging filmmakers around the world. Filmmakers in attendance.
If you are a filmmaker or person interested in filming on National Forest lands or in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, then this event is for you! Join U.S. Forest Service representatives who are experts in working directly with film productions to meet their needs for filming on National Forest lands. These local officials are approachable & passionate about their work. Join us to learn more and share.
This hour long block is sure to capture the attention of kids and adults alike. While covering themes from competition and collaboration to identity and family, this block is sure to have the whole family laughing together. Filmmakers in attendance.
The film is about Yugra residents – Khanty, Mansi and Russians, who chose to live on their land. Five heroes – five stories.
Director Bio: Born in 1972 in Leningrad, USSR. Graduated from the St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television in 1997. Since 1993 worked as a cameraman and director assistant at the Leningrad Documentary Film Studio. He took a special course on co-production and journalism at the Baltic Media Center in Denmark in 1999. Since 1998 he has been working as a director on Russian federal TV channels. Author of more than one hundred documentaries and TV programs.
Director Bio: Born in 1972 in Leningrad, USSR. Graduated from the St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television in 1997. Since 1993 worked as a cameraman and director assistant at the Leningrad Documentary Film Studio. He took a special course on co-production and journalism at the Baltic Media Center in Denmark in 1999. Since 1998 he has been working as a director on Russian federal TV channels. Author of more than one hundred documentaries and TV programs.
Register here: https://elyfolkschool.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/elyfolkschool/event.jsp?event=15199&
Saturday, March 15th, 2025
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Self-expression is an important component to our vitality. Creative practice restores our well being. Together we will endeavor to connect with our own souls to retrieve something important and bring it to life.
“In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions: "When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing? When did you stop being enchanted by stories? When did you stop being comforted by the sweet territory of silence?” --Gabrielle Roth
You will learn a simple technique for soul-retrieving self expression that is restorative and healing and spend time in creative community weaving your connection to the whole.
Saturday, March 15th, 2025
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Self-expression is an important component to our vitality. Creative practice restores our well being. Together we will endeavor to connect with our own souls to retrieve something important and bring it to life.
“In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions: "When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing? When did you stop being enchanted by stories? When did you stop being comforted by the sweet territory of silence?” --Gabrielle Roth
You will learn a simple technique for soul-retrieving self expression that is restorative and healing and spend time in creative community weaving your connection to the whole.
Join local improv talents Benji, Ryan, Abby, and Charlie in getting on your feet and practicing clowning and improv - styles in which anything and everything is fair game!
