Underplayed Gems

Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern (1995)

Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern poster
Directed by
Steven Ascher
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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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.

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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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