ABOUT THE FILM

LONG SYNOPSIS

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.

Directors Jerry Risius, Beth Levison

Producer Beth Levison

Executive Producers Katy Drake Bettner, Sam Bisbee, Pamela Tanner Boll, Sally Jo Fifer, Megan Gelstein, Lois Vossen, Jamie Wolf

Co-Executive Producers Tegan Acton, Emma Pompetti
Supervising Producer for ITVS Michael Kinomoto

Associate Producers Evan Neff, Lauren Evangelista, Jessica Bermingham

Editor Rachel Shuman
Co-Editor Leah Boatright

Director of Photography Jerry Risius

Music Andrew Bird with Alan Hampton

Cast Art Cullen, Dolores Cullen, John Cullen, Mary Cullen, Tom Cullen, Peach the Newshound

FESTIVALS
2021: Full Frame (World Premiere), Doc Edge

AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World

EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Digital Download