Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern (1995)

- Directed by
- Steven Ascher
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb

The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows a family in Iowa as they struggle to keep their farm during the farm crisis of the 1980s. It shows the lengths they go to and the challenges they face.
intimatepersonalearnestobservationalresilientgroundedquietly tense
What happens
Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern is a 1995 documentary by filmmakers Jeanne Jordan and Steven Ascher. The film explores the family farm crisis through the story of Jordan's own family, as they take extraordinary measures to save their Iowa farm. The film received the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for best documentary at the Sundance Film Festival, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, among many other awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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