
As a young boy waits for his father to come home from Iraq, he does what anyone would do: cook a delicious breakfast.

Dirty Work is a documentary about a dream. The film follows a year in the life of the people who invested their sweat, hopes, and tears into Elsie's Farm; a little field of vegetables that just might change the world.

The story of a 22 year-old woman from El Salvador who decides to leave her home and children behind to emigrate to the United States in order to build them a better life.

A Wisconsin protest documentary in three acts.
Madtown goes inside the capitol building to hear from the people who occupied it for 17 days in opposition to Governor Scott Walker's union-busting bill.

Two Artists in search of inspiration discover something more.

Displaying a genuine feeling for his characters and their distinctly Midwestern surroundings, writer/director David Nordstrom makes his feature debut with Sawdust City, set in his hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. On a snowcapped Thanksgiving, while most families are comfortably settled around the dinner table, Pete and Bob, two brothers who haven't seen each other for years, are searching the town's bars for their estranged father. Over the course of the day and into the night, the two walk and talk their way through a succession of watering holes, VFW halls and their own complicated history, one that cuts far deeper than simple sibling rivalry.

Sidewalk Sonata takes you on a journey of spontaneous musical moments. It starts with a piano that is painted for the Pianos on Parade project in St. Paul, Minnesota. We follow the artist as his passion is painted layer by layer on the piano. Then we follow the piano to a street corner in downtown St. Paul. Will anyone play it?

A contemporary interpretation of a silent horror film.
On the cusp of a murderous storm, a lonely traveler happens upon an old hotel. Greeted by the friendly yet unnerving innkeeper, the traveler checks in for the night. His slumber is cut short by the beautiful, yet treacherous siren that haunts the inn.

Tony is 11 years old. Hockey is his “absolutely, positively” favorite sport; and he is about to play his last game. Like his father and his father’s father, Tony has spent many of his best hours on the ice. Like his mother’s brother, Tony has severe hemophilia. The frequent scratches and bruises that mark the childhoods of active kids seem harmless to the healthy, but these same small injuries can be debilitating or fatal to a hemophiliac. Undeterred by a family history of chronic illness and loss, Tony’s parents continue to support and encourage his ambitions. Thicker Than Water is a documentary about dealing with chronic illness, living life to the fullest and playing your last game as well as you can.

Tunnels of Love is an experiment in acting and filmmaking in public space. Framed loosely as a romantic comedy, it follows various characters in their subterranean New York lives. It was shot in the spring of this year by a very small student crew, utilizing an ensemble cast and set entirely on the subway system. The result is a self conscious view of performance, of relationships with people and with a city.

Paul Iannacchino's short documentary on the Madison protests to Governor Scott Walker's budget bill. Music by Bon Iver