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This coming Monday, September 8, Minneapolis’ Homegrown Cinema Series premieres its second line-up at the Parkway Theater. In order to bring more attention to local work that otherwise goes largely ignored, we’ll be focusing on each of the films as the series continues.

HOMEGROWN CINEMA SERIES - SEPT. 8

Married at the Mall & Whole, two short features from local documentarian Melody Gilbert. The show starts at 7:30 PM and costs $8. A Q&A will be featured afterward, along with a Home Grown Happy Hour next door at Pepitos.

Married at the Mall is a delightful documentary that features an assortment of lovebirds who tie the knot at the Chapel of Love in the Mall of America. It’s a story that answers the question: Who would get married at a mall? Minnesota filmmaker Melody Gilbert spent a year filming this documentary featuring quirky personalities, offbeat love stories and traditional bliss in an untraditional setting. Find out who gets married while everyone else is shopping.

Whole takes you into the world of people obsessed with becoming an amputee They are physically healthy people like Kees, a Dutchman who pretends to be an amputee up to five times a day; Dan, an American who loves to hike and bike in the French Alps; and George, a man so desperate he shot off his leg with a shotgun. This documentary reveals the impact the obsession has on loved ones, and also examines how medical professionals are dealing with the growing worldwide network of amputee wannabes.