Hello!

We are a team of filmmakers from South Minneapolis making a documentary film about Powderhorn Park, one of the most important community spaces in the Twin Cities area. We started filming in early April 2025, and the plan is to film until April 2026. We will hold outdoor screenings in the Summer of 2026. Below is our timeline:

Start Filming: April 2025

End Filming: April 2026

Editing: September 2025 to May 2026

Promotion for Film: October 2025 through May 2026

Promotion for Screenings: March 2026 to May 2026

Screenings: June 2026

The narrative arc of the film is divided along seasonal lines, with each season holding space around one or two seminal events (i.e. May Day in Spring, the Art Fair and others in Summer, the Bare Bones Puppet Show in Autumn, and the Sled Rally in Winter). We follow several local communities that live and play in the park, including punks, activists, artists, immigrants, and a variety of Southside legends and community organizers. We also spend a lot of time filming the beauty of the park itself, from vibrant spring through summer into the autumn and the stillness of winter.

Please take a look at our trailer for "Spring" for a look at some of the people and places we have been filming!

Why the fundraiser??

Filming stuff and making a movie is expensive work! An early $5000 grant from the Minnesota Regional Arts Council (MRAC) helped get us started, but we still have a lot of work to do. At the moment, we are relying on potential grants and limited personal income, so any help is greatly appreciated. Below is an estimate of the costs ahead of us:

How you can help:

Share this! Hit us up on social media! Donate funds! Holler at us in the streets! Anything helps and everything is appreciated!

Thank you and a thousand blessings on all your homes,

The Powderhorn Park Documentary Crew