Join us on September 8 for a special Membership Screening of When We Became Folk Fest, featuring an introduction from filmmaker Kevin Nikkel. Admission is free for Winnipeg Film Group and Dave Barber Cinematheque Members! Please present your membership at the Box Office.
How do you grow a folk fest from scratch? Filmmaker Kevin Nikkel joins Greg Marchildon to talk Founding Folks—the story of Mitch Podolak’s vision, community power, and 50 years of prairie music magic. https://t.co/vlIbZkhSYh @ChamplainSoc#podcast@FiveDoorFilms@Winnipegfolk
Thanks Folks for 3 sold out shows at the Dave Barber Cinematheque: @WinnipegFilm. 2 more screenings added for Wednesday and Thursday at 5:00pm of When We Became Folk Fest. Hope to see you there!
When We Became Folk Fest is a feature documentary about the founding and explosive growth of the Winnipeg Folk Festival.
Join us on June 13 for a Q&A with filmmaker Kevin Nikkel, moderated by John Einarson!
Book launch of “Founding Folks: An Oral History of the Winnipeg Folk Festival” on Wednesday, June 11 at #McNallyRobinson Winnipeg, Grant Park Shopping Centre, 1120 Grant Ave, Winnipeg. Thanks to the great folks at @umanitobapress for getting this together.
Hey friends, come out to the premiere of my doc co-directed with Dave Barber, “When We Became Folk Fest” on Friday, June 13, 7pm @WFGCinematheque , Artspace Building, 100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg. Also playing June 14, 5pm and June 15, 3pm.
Imagine if instead of rewarding people for driving bigger vehicles and longer distances, we had used this quarter of a billion dollars (so far) to make impactful investments in addressing homelessness and poverty.
"It’s hard to have a coherent relationship with Winnipeg."
In ESTABLISHING SHOTS, Kevin Nikkel @FiveDoorFilms interviews major players in Winnipeg's film scene, including Matthew Rankin, whose film #UniversalLanguage will represent Canada at #Oscars2025!
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