Hunting drama ‘Cold November’ gets its deer

Filmmaker Karl Jacob directs a scene for "Cold November," a film set in the woods of Northern Minnesota surrounding a young girl's first hunt. (PHOTO: "Cold November" promotional shot)

Filmmaker Karl Jacob directs a scene for “Cold November,” a film set in the woods of Northern Minnesota surrounding a young girl’s first hunt. (PHOTOS: Pollywog Films)

coldnovember3You might remember a couple Sundays ago I wrote about Hibbing native Karl Jacob, a Minneapolis-based actor and director, who was back on the Iron Range filming a new coming-of-age movie about deer hunting. “Cold November” tells the story of a girl struggle with the elements and the emotions of growing up, set amid what Jacob considers to be one of the most important cultural traditions in Northern Minnesota: deer hunting.

In the piece I wrote how it wasn’t clear how or when Jacob would get the deer he needed to film a crucial scene in the film. His family hunts in the Goodland area and had been skunked three years running, according to Karl’s mom (who works with me at the college).

Well, I learned in recent days that the Wiilianens and related clan got three deer on opening weekend, ample fodder for the filmmakers and plenty of venison to boot.

You can still follow the film’s progress through its Kickstarter campaign, which is a really cool resource as well as being the producers’ hope to complete the film.

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