The Public Domain (film)

This article is about the 2015 film set in Minnesota. For the 2003 Canadian film about reality TV, see Public Domain (film).
The Public Domain
Directed byPatrick Coyle
Written byPatrick Coyle
Produced byKatelyn Haugdahl
StarringMark Benninghofen
Emily Bridges
Peter Christian Hansen
Sara Marsh
Release date
  • March 15, 2015 (2015-03-15)
Running time
92min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

  1. ^ Covert, Colin - From the 35W bridge collapse, a movie rises: Patrick Coyle's 'Public Domain' Star Tribune, March 22, 2015
  2. ^ Simmons, Tad - Ripple Effect - Filmmaker Patrick Coyle’s new movie, The Public Domain, centers on the psychological aftermath of the I-35W bridge collapse. Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine, March 26, 2015
  3. ^ a b c Tillotson, Kristin - Locally shot 'Public Domain' film picked up by Landmark. Star Tribune, February 4, 2015, also at VITA.MN