Episode 30 - Ali Selim Director of the Movie Sweet Land

Published: Oct. 22, 2007, 3:06 a.m.

SHOW NOTES for Episode 30 Published October 21, 2007\xa0 Website News:\xa0 New this week you will find a search box on the left side of the under the navigation menu.\xa0 I hope that you will use it and find it helpful in getting to where you want to go.\xa0 GEM: Interview with Ali Selim, Director of Sweet Land? In episode 29 I told you about a wonderful movie that I saw recently called . It's a film about Norwegian immigrants in rural Minnesota following WWI.\xa0 I feel so passionate about it not only because it's about family history, but because it's such a rare thing to find a gem like this that you can watch with your entire family. Ali's Grandparents William and Sophie Niemeier of Minnesota. This week I had a chance to talk to Ali Selim, award-winning director of Sweet Land, and we chatted about his immigrant parents, the power of memories and some of the terrific actors that he features in the film.\xa0 Ali Selim, Director When you're done listening to the audio podcast, you can watch the Videocast below.\xa0 Just double click on the Play button.