film

Lake City filmmaker’s roller derby documentary coming to streaming services, DVD

Jun 26, 2024

Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has acquired North American VOD rights to the roller derby documentary “Minnesota Mean,” directed by Lake City resident Dawn Mikkelson. The film will be available to rent/own on all North American...

Documentary filmmaker and Lake City resident Dawn Mikkelson presents at the library April 19

Apr 10, 2024

The Lake City Public Library (LCPL) invites the public to a program with local resident and Executive Producer/Director/Writer Dawn Mikkelson on Thursday, April 18, at 6:30 p.m. Mickkelson was the 2010 McKnight Filmmaking Fellow whose work has been seen on PBS, OUTtv, and Free Speech TV, and has...

Threinen speaks about Samuelson documentary to Rotary Club

Jul 27, 2022

The guest speaker at Lake City Rotary Club on July 25 was Ben Threinen. “He brought his wonderful movie, Ralph Samuelson. If you haven’t seen it, please visit the Lake City Area Arts at 105 West Center Street. You can see it there and it is worth it. Ben told us how he made the movie which took a...

Public invited to ‘meet the father of water skiing’ at documentary premiere

Jun 8, 2022

The new film, “Ralph Samuelson: The Father of Waterskiing,” will make its debut on Tuesday, June 21 at 7 p.m., in the Lincoln High School Auditorium. Questions and conversation with filmmaker Ben Threinen will follow the film. Everyone – young and old, residents and visitors—is welcome to come and...

New ‘Famous Names’ doc premieres on new historical society YouTube channel

Sep 22, 2021

The Lake City Historical Society is debuting a new documentary along with a new way to watch it and other local history videos. “Famous Names of Lake City, Volume 2” is one of a handful of videos on the Lake City Historical Society’s new YouTube Channel. Ben Threinen, who directed the 42-minute...

Free showing of 'Decoding the Driftless' is Sept. 12 at Lincoln High School

Aug 29, 2019

The public is invited to join filmmaker George Howe on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lincoln High School auditorium for a free screening and discussion of the documentary “Decoding the Driftless,” sponsored by the Lake City Public Library. “Soar over ancient, rugged bluffs, skim the...

Film linking Bible and history to be shown on Sept. 24

Sep 21, 2017

Valley View Assembly of God church will host a public screening of the film “Is Genesis History?” on Sunday, Sept. 24, at 6 p.m. The documentary argues that there is an historical basis of Biblical events from the Book of Genesis. “From rock layers to fossils to lions to stars, this fascinating...