SongWriter: Ali Selim & Carla Kihlstedt

Sun Nov 23 2025 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm UTC-06:00

2441 University Avenue West, Suite 100, Saint Paul, MN, United States, Minnesota 55114 | St Paul

FilmNorth
Publisher/HostFilmNorth
SongWriter: Ali Selim & Carla Kihlstedt
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THIS EVENT IS SOLD-OUT.
Premise: an author tells a story and a songwriter shares a song written in response.
A fundraiser for FilmNorth, the show will feature a story from local filmmaker Ali Selim, a conversation about forgiveness with Dr. Emily Gaarder, Director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking, and a brand new song from Carla Kihlstedt. The recording will take place in the Bill Pohlad Cinema at FilmNorth.
Seating is limited. Purchase tickets here: https://bit.ly/46xC9QT
Prior SongWriter featured artists include Questlove, Joyce Carol Oates, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, George Saunders, Raven Leilani, and Steve Earle. SongWriter goes out as a podcast, an article in Paste magazine, social posts, and a segment on the syndicated radio program Acoustic Café that airs on 125 radio stations for 1.5M listeners.
The Templeton World Charity Foundation is supporting the upcoming season, which will focus on elements of human flourishing like forgiveness, empathy, caregiving, and polarization. And along with the author and songwriter, a scientist will talk about their research on the relevant subject.
View a recent performance of SongWriter featuring W. Kamau Bell and Las Cafeteras.
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2441 University Avenue West, Suite 100, Saint Paul, MN, United States, Minnesota 55114, 2441 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55114-1507, United States

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