Film screening and discussion: Troublesome Creek
November 6, 2020 @ 7:00PM — November 8, 2020 @ 3:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Documentary Film Series
The November featured documentary is the Academy Award nominee Best Feature Documentary and Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award film, Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern. This film, by Jeanne Jordan and Steven Ascher, is the story of the Jordan family’s struggle to save their Iowa farm. From fighting the Crooked Creek Gang to fighting off the bank this cliffhanger delves into history, loss, irony, and the settling and unsettling of America.
Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern was nominated for an Academy Award and was awarded both the Grand Jury Award and the Audience Award for best documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.
Following the film on Friday, we welcome Rhonda McKee and her son Eric for a brief discussion about the film and our local farming community. On Sunday Theresa and Nathan Young will be our guests for a discussion.
The Friday screenings will be at 7:00 pm and Sunday screenings will be at 2:00 pm. The running time is 88 minutes.
Suggested $5 donation.
Learn more about the film in this interview with filmmakers: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/featur...