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- The year is 1970 and the disastrous Vietnam War keeps escalating. Protests are erupting all over U.S. campuses. But in Minneapolis, word that the national Red Barn Restaurant chain wants to erect a new fast-food franchise in old, venerable Dinkytown, the "war at home" take a different turn. This documentary chronicles the 40-day, 40-night continuous Dinkytown "occupation" to prevent construction of an unwanted hamburger joint. From film programmer-turned-filmmaker Al Milgrom, the story is recounted by seven participants whose varied reminiscences about defending the neighborhood becomes a microcosm of the memorable '70s generation.
- Forty years after his death, the poet and scholar, John Berryman's legacy is examined and celebrated in this short film, 'Rediscovering John Berryman: Celebrating John Berryman's Centennial 1914-2014.' A film by Twin Cities' film industry legend, Al Milgrom, this documentary features numerous scholars, experts, and musical artists that have been inspired by Berryman's prolific career. Berryman is best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning collection of poetry called 'The Dream Songs' and for his tragic suicide off the Washington Avenue Bridge in 1972, while professor at the University of Minnesota.
- A resurgence of heroin use, complicated by prescription pain-killer abuse, has dramatically risen in the last few years. The consequences, including a number of overdose deaths, have devastated a range of communities across Minnesota. This half-hour documentary explores some of the history, science, and social factors of opiate addiction. The voices of those in treatment and recovery are woven into analysis from some of Minnesotas leading thinkers on the deadly rise of heroin and opiate use in the state
- In the third installment of the Heroin at Home series. Mary Lahammer leads a panel discussion with the subjects of the documentary and answers the questions that audience members submitted on the subject of the growing Heroin epidemic.