This article is about the 2015 film set in Minnesota. For the 2003 Canadian film about reality TV, see
Public Domain (film).
2015 American film
The Public Domain
Directed by
Patrick Coyle
Written by
Patrick Coyle
Produced by
Katelyn Haugdahl
Starring
Mark Benninghofen Emily Bridges Peter Christian Hansen Sara Marsh
Release date
March 15, 2015 (2015-03-15)
Running time
92min
Country
United States
Language
English
The Public Domain is a 2015
drama film set in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. The film follows characters whose lives were impacted by the collapse of the
I-35W Mississippi River bridge on August 1, 2007.[1][2] The story takes place seven years later. It is centered in a bar in a Polish neighborhood named The Public Domain. The time is around the feast of
Saint Casimir (March 4.)
The film was shot on location in Minneapolis and St. Paul.[3] Budget came from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, through a reimbursement program administered by the Minnesota Film & TV board Independent Filmmaker Project Minnesota.[3] To qualify, films have to be set in the state and/or have a strong Minnesota focus.[3]
Reception
The film had its official debut at the Lagoon Theater in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis on Friday, March 27, 2015. Colin Covert of the Star Tribune gave it 3 out of 4 stars, stating "[Coyle] has given us a well-crafted small budget indie touching some painful, funny truths."[4]