Movies: Sound Unseen Festival

Begins Thursday: The ninth annual music/movie fest opens with a film about a Minnesotan whom most of us know as a writer. "Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes" (★★★ 1/2 out of four stars) documents the creation of his weekly radio show "A Prairie Home Companion" from conception to performance, as well as Keillor's travails and interviews with those close to him. Keillor, who lends his familiar voice to narrate the film, also discusses his beginnings as a writer, his take on America and tradition, and the inspiration for his writing. Director Peter Rosen will be present, with a reception in the theater lobby before and after the film with live music by Meg Ashling and Ballast. (7:15 p.m. Thu. $8. Riverview Theater, 3800 42nd Av. S., Mpls. 612-729-7360.) Also on opening night: "Sonic Youth: Sleeping Nights Awake," a behind-the-scenes doc filmed by a group of high schoolers. (9 p.m. Thu., Riverview.) The festival continues through Oct. 30; go to Soundunseen.com/2008 for more information.