Iowa Filmes

  • 2014
    State of Bacon

    State of Bacon

    State of Bacon

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    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....

    State of Bacon
  • 2016
    Christmas in Homestead

    Christmas in Homestead

    Christmas in Homestead

    62016HD

    Jessica is one of the most famous actresses in the world, leading a glamorous – if tabloid worthy – life. But all that is thrown for a...

    Christmas in Homestead
  • 1984
    Country

    Country

    Country

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    Jewell and Gil are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus. Gil has lost hope of ever becoming prosperous,...

    Country
  • 1971
    Cold Turkey

    Cold Turkey

    Cold Turkey

    6.221971HD

    Reverend Brooks leads his small Iowa town in a contest to stop smoking for a month. But some tobacco executives don't want them to win, and try...

    Cold Turkey
  • 2019
    Mushtown

    Mushtown

    Mushtown

    02019HD

    It's the end of the summer of 1994 and life is about to change for two boys on a farm.

    Mushtown
  • 2011
    Cactua

    Cactua

    Cactua

    02011HD

    A short film collaboration between director Kristian Day and make up artist Patrick Boltinghouse. Patrick had created the make up for Pride Weekend...

    Cactua
  • 1995
    Alkali, Iowa

    Alkali, Iowa

    Alkali, Iowa

    5.31995HD

    On his family's farm in rural Iowa, young Jack Gudmanson is wrestling with his sexual identity, not an easy thing to do in the macho world of the...

    Alkali, Iowa
  • 2010
    A Woman Who Writes

    A Woman Who Writes

    A Woman Who Writes

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    The film tells the story of a woman reflecting on a painful part of her past as she writes. Although we do not see what she has written, we do see...

    A Woman Who Writes
  • 1993
    Shimmer

    Shimmer

    Shimmer

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    The solo actor in Shimmer tells the story by becoming each character in turn. The play takes place in 1956, in a harsh Midwestern juvenile detention...

    Shimmer
  • 2010
    Brent Houzenga: Hybrid Pioneer

    Brent Houzenga: Hybrid Pioneer

    Brent Houzenga: Hybrid Pioneer

    02010HD

    A documentary about an Iowa artist who made his career from two antique photo albums that he found in the trash. It has been four years since he...

    Brent Houzenga: Hybrid Pioneer
  • 2021
    East of Middle West

    East of Middle West

    East of Middle West

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    A teenage runaway and a widowed father each fight to take matters into their own hands to redeem their dark past.

    East of Middle West
  • 2011
    Drawings by Billy and His Friends

    Drawings by Billy and His Friends

    Drawings by Billy and His Friends

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    In this experimental short film, Kristian Day collected artwork created by the public. He found the majority of the pieces at "Sharpie marker...

    Drawings by Billy and His Friends
  • 2011
    Bird Seed

    Bird Seed

    Bird Seed

    02011HD

    A short film starring Vanessa Gisselle (Mayans MC) filmed in 2009. A minor slasher shot around Des Moines, Iowa.

    Bird Seed
  • 2013
    I See What Is Here

    I See What Is Here

    I See What Is Here

    02013HD

    The shots used in this piece were from first test shots with the Mobile Phone 60x microscope. Subjects included the fur of a cat, hair of a girl, a...

    I See What Is Here
  • 2013
    James Bearden: Man of Metals

    James Bearden: Man of Metals

    James Bearden: Man of Metals

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    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...

    James Bearden: Man of Metals
  • 2003
    Jefftowne 2

    Jefftowne 2

    Jefftowne 2

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    Jeff Towne revisited four years after the release of the original film.

    Jefftowne 2
  • 2018
    Saints Rest

    Saints Rest

    Saints Rest

    6.82018HD

    A musical drama set in small-town Iowa, SAINTS REST tells the story of two estranged sisters, who over the course of one summer, form a connection...

    Saints Rest
  • 2019
    The Burial

    The Burial

    The Burial

    02019HD

    A woman returns to her hometown for her father's funeral. A couple strike a deal with her to help her fund the funeral service.

    The Burial
  • 2011
    Message from Jerusalem

    Message from Jerusalem

    Message from Jerusalem

    62011HD

    Made exclusively for the Hail to the King Tribute Show at Finder Creepers in Des Moines, Iowa. A surreal and non linear adaptation of the short story...

    Message from Jerusalem
  • 2021
    Fairtown

    Fairtown

    Fairtown

    102021HD

    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...

    Fairtown