Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival: The Vermont Tour 2022
Dark clouds hang over the cornfields of Storm Lake, Iowa, which has seen its fair share of change in the 40 years since Big Agriculture came to town. Farmers blow their life savings on new equipment they hope will keep their livelihoods intact. Migrant workers flock here—welcome and not—for their slice of the American Dream. The people of Storm Lake confront a changing community as global forces threaten their precarious existence.
Enter 63-year-old Pulitzer-prize winner Art Cullen and his family-run newspaper, The Storm Lake Times. Day-in and day-out, the Cullens deliver local news and biting editorials on a shoestring budget for their 3,000 readers. Come hell or pandemic, they'll fight to preserve this town they call home. There's simply too much at stake.
Tickets at nextstagearts.org, $10
Co-presented with Vermont Independent Media | The Commons
This performance is made possible in part by the generous sponsorship of Oak Meadow.
Proof of vaccination or negative COVID test within 48 hours required for entry to indoor shows. Masks required while inside the venue.
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