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The seed that grew into the award-winning documentary Storm Lake was planted in April 2017, the day New York cinematographer Jerry Risius saw headlines announcing...

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 07, 2021 -- Filmocracy, the world’s premiere digital screening, distribution, and experience platform, has taken a strong

Last week we hosted a screening of “Storm Lake,” the documentary about the Storm Lake Times, a two-times-a-week newspaper in Storm Lake, Iowa. If you missed the viewing at M.V. Film Center, you can still catch the film as it streams on PBS. The film hits home for us. It’s a story of survival in […]

DOC NYC, the largest documentary film festival in the United States, has announced its 2021 lineup of more than 120 features.

In Focus: Ashland New Plays Festival — Fall Festival ANPF will present its 29th annual festival of staged readings of four new plays virtually this year Wednesday through Sunday, Oct. 20-24: Thomas Br...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Art Cullen discusses the battle to keep print news alive in small-town America. Cullen runs Iowas Storm Lake Times, along with his brother, the papers publisher.

DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - The 11th Annual Duluth-Superior Film Festival is being held this weekend at the Zeitgeist ...

Documentary Storm Lake chronicles Cullen familys commitment to community journalism Julie Gammack Jerry Risius was walking backward on streets unknown in Monrovia, Liberia, pointing a camera aimed at globe-trotting chef Anthony Bourdain. The cinematographer from Buffalo Center, Iowa, heard a voice call out, "Hey, Jerry!" Surprised by hearing the sound of an old pal, it was one of those moments when the field director for Bourdain understood the small world we inhabit. As a freelance director of...

Duluth Superior Film Festival announces lineup, including an ‘ethereal documentary’ and larger-than-life animation The 11th annual festival also features works with local ties, including films by Matthew Koshmrl and Moira Villiard. Written By: Christa Lawler | × "Malni: Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shore" kicks off this years Duluth Superior Film Festival. (grasshopperfilm.com) The 11th annual Duluth Superior Film Festival will open with "Malni: Toward the O...

Small town news hits the big time in this absorbing look at an Iowa newspaper facing the crossroads.