Wrestling with Iowa

Discovering Dominga: A Survivor's Story

Denese Joy Becker, a manicurist living in Iowa, discovers she is indeed Dominga Sic Ruiz, a survivor from a 1982 Guatemalan massacre, when more than 2

2003

King Corn

King Corn is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial, pesticide-laden, heavily-subsidi

2007

American Dream

When workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota are asked to take a substantial pay cut in a highly profitable year, the local labor

1990

Garden of Des Moines

Garden of Des Moines is an intimate interview-style short film that follows drag performers in Iowa as they navigate the challenges of being queer in

Junkyard Dogs

A moving, inspirational story that gives viewers a rare glimpse into the world of high school wrestling at one of Los Angeles' most elite and highly t

2015

Jefftowne 2

Jeff Towne revisited four years after the release of the original film.

2003

Fairtown

The Iowa State Fair draws millions of people to the city of Des Moines every year. However, this film is not about the Iowa State Fair or the people w

2021

James Bearden: Man of Metals

An essay style film in the vein of Orson Welles' "F For Fake" and Jon Jost's "Speaking Directly". From 2011 to 2013, filmmaker Kristian Day randomly d

2013

Citizen

A collection of personal anecdotes from those who have navigated through a tumultuous year in America.

2021

Plastic Him

A self portrait filmed with a modified PXL 2000 Camcorder. The camcorder itself records on to audio cassette tape. The tapes themselves are recycled w

2022

Drawings by Billy and His Friends

In this experimental short film, Kristian Day collected artwork created by the public. He found the majority of the pieces at "Sharpie marker demonstr

2011

Mysteries of the Driftless

What strange forces saved one isolated section along the Upper Mississippi River from the repeated crushing and scouring effects of glaciers during th

2013

State of Bacon

State of Bacon tells the kinda real but mostly fake tale of an oddball group of characters leading up to the annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival. Bacon-

2014

A Friend Indeed: The Bill Sackter Story

The true story of Bill Sackter's emergence from lifelong institutionalization, to become an international hero for people with disabilities.

2008

STRONGHOLD: In the Grip of Wrestling

Adult men grapple with social stigmas to pursue their passion for wrestling. Includes an in-depth look at wrestling homoeroticism and homophobia.

2009

Birth of the Cy-Hawk

A Local Iowa documentary about the history of trophy to the Cy-Hawk games.

2019

Brent Houzenga: Hybrid Pioneer

A documentary about an Iowa artist who made his career from two antique photo albums that he found in the trash. It has been four years since he origi

2010

Track Guy Movie

Track Guy Movie chronicles the career of passionate, renowned track and field announcer, Mike Jay. Through the course of an Iowa high school track &

2025

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't lea

1993

Field of Dreams

Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's direct

1989