Fairtown
Apr 12, 2021 | IMDB 10
9 min Watch NowDocumentary
The Iowa State Fair draws millions of people to the city of Des Moines every year. However, this film is not about the Iowa State Fair or the people who attend. It's about where they park their cars. Inspired by the classic documentary, "Heavy Metal Parking Lot".
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The Bear Man
The City of Dried Fountains
King Corn
Discovering Dominga: A Survivor's Story
American Dream
State of Bacon
The Aryans
Behind The Bucket: A Garrison Story
Plastic Him
Citizen
James Bearden: Man of Metals
Ajmer
Guide to a Midwest Hometown
Drawings by Billy and His Friends
Spirit of the Pony Express
Birth of the Cy-Hawk
Chiefsaholic: A Wolf in Chiefs Clothing
Leaders of Madison’s Black Renaissance
Bruxelles: à la Foire du Midi
Jefftowne 2
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The Bear Man
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2025
A 45 minute account of the life of a humble logger, named Vince Shute, who made one decision that would ultimately affect the black bear and the attitudes that people have of this often misunderstood animal. This short film goes into great detail about the history of The American Bear Association and the formation of the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary.The City of Dried Fountains
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2025
A feature documentary about Kansas City, as its people tell us how they got through the pandemic and look back at what they lost.King Corn
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 2007
King Corn is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial, pesticide-laden, heavily-subsidized commodity dominates the food pyramid from top to bottom – corn. Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naiveté, two college buddies return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa to figure out how a modest kernel conquered America. With the help of some real farmers, oodles of fertilizer and government aide, and some genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hilarious absurdities and scary but hidden truths about America’s modern food system in this engrossing and eye-opening documentary.Discovering Dominga: A Survivor's Story
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2003
Denese Joy Becker, a manicurist living in Iowa, discovers she is indeed Dominga Sic Ruiz, a survivor from a 1982 Guatemalan massacre, when more than 200 people were killed in the small village of Rio Negro, after opposing the construction of a dam, sponsored by World Bank. She then tries to unveil the truth.American Dream
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 1990
When workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota are asked to take a substantial pay cut in a highly profitable year, the local labor union decides to go on strike and fight for a wage they believe is fair. But as the work stoppage drags on and the strikers face losing everything, friends become enemies, families are divided and the very future of this typical mid American town is threatened.State of Bacon
IMDB 0 | May , 2014
State of Bacon tells the kinda real but mostly fake tale of an oddball group of characters leading up to the annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival. Bacon-enthusiasts, Governor Branstad, a bacon queen, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, members of PETA, and an envoy of Icelanders are not excluded from this bacon party and during the course of the film become intertwined with the organizers of the festival to show that bacon diplomacy is not dead.The Aryans
IMDB 6.6 | Apr , 2014
THE ARYANS is Mo Asumang's personal journey into the madness of racism during which she meets German neo-Nazis, the US leading racist, the notorious Tom Metzger and Ku Klux Klan members in the alarming twilight of the Midwest. In The ARYANS Mo questions the completely wrong interpretation of "Aryanism" - a phenomenon of the tall, blond and blue-eyed master race.Behind The Bucket: A Garrison Story
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2024
Behind the Bucket is a documentary following members of the 501st Legion--Star Wars Enthusiasts--showing how they are much more than adults playing dress-up. The 501st are compassionate, charitable, and down to earth people doing what's right for those in need. There's a reason why their motto is "Bad Guys Doing Good".Plastic Him
IMDB 0 | May , 2022
A self portrait filmed with a modified PXL 2000 Camcorder. The camcorder itself records on to audio cassette tape. The tapes themselves are recycled which means I have recorded over them several causing them to slowly degrade.Citizen
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2021
A collection of personal anecdotes from those who have navigated through a tumultuous year in America.James Bearden: Man of Metals
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2013
An essay style film in the vein of Orson Welles' "F For Fake" and Jon Jost's "Speaking Directly". From 2011 to 2013, filmmaker Kristian Day randomly documented the art and actions of the award winning metal sculptor, James Bearden. Refusing to make another artist documentary, Day insisted on illustrating Bearden's creative process through surreal and id oriented story telling.Ajmer
IMDB 0 | Jun , 1937
Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.Guide to a Midwest Hometown
IMDB 10 | Nov , 2022
Coming back during Winter, Alex Powell explores both the places and personal connections found in his hometown and how they've changed. “Guide to a Midwest Hometown” explores what makes the barren places at home feel sentimental and special, and the good and bad feelings that come when being back home. Inspired by "How To With John Wilson".Drawings by Billy and His Friends
IMDB 0 | May , 2011
In this experimental short film, Kristian Day collected artwork created by the public. He found the majority of the pieces at "Sharpie marker demonstration tables" and it took almost a year to collect the artwork. All pieces were created by chance with no prior thought. He originally intended on using the photos for a collage canvas piece, however after deciding that a short film would stand the test of time longer, he took individual shots of over 30 pieces. The drone music was created using a variety of simple sound generators & tapes that are being manipulated by delays, filters, and reverberation effects.Spirit of the Pony Express
IMDB 10 | Jan , 2012
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the short-lived but far-reaching American Institution The Pony Express by following a historical re-enactment along the original trail from Sacramento California to Saint Joseph Missouri.Birth of the Cy-Hawk
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2019
A Local Iowa documentary about the history of trophy to the Cy-Hawk games.Chiefsaholic: A Wolf in Chiefs Clothing
IMDB 6 | Dec , 2024
Recognized for his distinctive wolf costume and boisterous social media antics, Xaviar Babudar aka ChiefsAholic rose to fame as one of Kansas City's most fervent fans. However, a secret life came to light when he was arrested in Bixby, Oklahoma, unraveling a series of unsolved bank robberies committed across the Midwest.Leaders of Madison’s Black Renaissance
IMDB 8 | Apr , 2022
Despite Blacks making up only 7% of Madison WI's population, they are leading in so many important areas from education to politics, and are launching so many multi-million dollar projects that people describe this period as a "Black Renaissance."Bruxelles: à la Foire du Midi
IMDB 5.5 | Jul , 1967
The first film by Chantal Akerman, a short silent 8mm film shot during the Brussels summer Midi Fair, that was one of four short films she made as a short of entrance exam at INSAS were she studied for just a couple of months.Jefftowne 2
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2003
Jeff Towne revisited four years after the release of the original film.