Dakota Spotlight: Call Me Shelly
True Crime Documentary Film
Call Me Shelly is a documentary film from James Wolner and Derek Fletcher, winner of a 2026 Upper Midwest Emmy Award for Director – Long or Short Form and nominated for Documentary – Historical. Based on Season 7 of the investigative podcast Dakota Spotlight, the film marks the filmmakers’ second documentary collaboration, following the Emmy Award-winning The House on Sweet and Seventh.
In 1994, Michele Julson disappeared from Bismarck, North Dakota after telling friends and family she was going to pick up her paycheck. She was never seen again. Decades later, the case still lingers with unanswered questions and a search for what really happened to Shelly.
Screening Schedule
Dakota Spotlight: Call Me Shelly will screen in select Midwest theaters beginning September 2026. Select screenings will include a live discussion and audience Q&A following the film.
Bismarck, ND | with Q&A
September 11, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT
Dakota Stage
Jamestown, ND
September 15, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT
The Arts Center
Aberdeen, SD
September 16, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT
Capitol Cinema
Fargo, ND | with Q&A
September 18, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT
Fargo Theatre
Carrington, ND
October 14, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT
Carrington Youth Center Theatre
Madison, WI
October 21, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT
Marcus Point Cinema
Minot, ND | CANCELED
October 22, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT
Oak Park Theater
Crosby, ND
November 13 & 14, 2026 | 7:30 PM CT
November 15, 2026 | 3:00 PM CT
Dakota Theatre