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Hardacre Film Festival to Celebrate Its Sweet 16
Iowa’ s Longest-Running Film Festival to Feature Worldwide Films and the People Who Made Them Aug. 2 and 3
TIPTON, Iowa— 81-year-old jewel thieves, scrap metal, tin men, life lessons, a life-changing windmill and the Live Music Capitol of the World are the subjects of films set to show at the Hardacre Film Festival, to be held in Tipton Aug. 2 and 3. Iowa’ s longest-running film festival, now celebrating its 16th year, will show films from all over the world— six feature-length films as well as short films. These include narratives, documentaries, animated and experimental films. The festival will be held at the historic Hardacre Theater in Tipton.“ We’ re really excited to screen some of the hottest films from the 2013 film festival circuit at Hardacre, most of which have never been seen in the Midwest,” said festival director Will Valet.“ We really strive to appeal to a wide audience, so there’ s something for everybody at Hardacre.” Among this year’ s highlights: Features:
� The Elders— Everyone IS a story, as this heartfelt documentary proves. Interviewing a handful of seniors about their loves, losses, and life lessons,“ The Elders” yields important reminders about the best ways to live a life.
� The Life and Crimes of Doris Payne— How did a poor African American woman from segregated 1930s America become one of the world’ s most notorious and successful jewel thieves? This documentary presents unapologetic 81-year-old Doris Payne as her life of crime catches up to her.
� The Little Tin Man— This comedy-drama features Iowa native Aaron Beelner as a little person looking to score a big role in a remake of“ The Wizard of Oz.”
� Scrapper— This drama tells the story of Hollis, whose drive in life is to collect scrap metal to pay for the care of his aging mother. That life is turned upside down when he meets Swan, a teenage runaway.
� We Always Lie to Strangers— Five years in the making, this lively documentary follows the lives of performers in Branson, Missouri,“ the live music capitol of the world.” Their stories mirror a world-famous city dealing with economic uncertainty and changing social attitudes.
� William and the Windmill— The winner of the 2013 South by Southwest Grand Jury Prize for Documentaries profiles young Malawian William Kamkwamba, who builds a power-generating windmill from scrap parts, rescuing his family from famine and poverty and setting him on a life path he didn’ t expect.
Shorts:
� Gun— A terrifying break-in prompts Roy to buy a handgun to protect his family, but the power he feels carrying the weapon leads down a path that may have tragic consequences. From director and former Iowan Spencer Gillis.
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