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"Jean Seberg" Filmmakers Premiere New Documentaries on Ioway Indians Feb. 23

Delegations from the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma and the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska will return to their ancestral homeland of Iowa to attend the world premiere of Lost Nation: The Ioway 2 & 3 at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History, 17 N. Clinton St., Macbride Hall Auditorium in Iowa City on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.  Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films, producers of the Emmy® nominated documentary Country School: One Room-One Nation and the award-winning Lost Nation: The Ioway 1will join the Ioway and other film participants for Q&A following the screenings.

When the Ioway were forcibly removed from their ancestral homeland of Iowa in 1837 to a reservation on the border of Nebraska and Northeast Kansas, Ioway leader White Cloud (The Younger) believed his people must relocate to survive. But intermarriage, broken treaties and the end of communal living led to a split in 1878 and the establishment of a second Ioway tribe in Oklahoma. Both tribes endured hardship and challenges to their traditions and culture to achieve successful land claims and self-determination in the 1970s. Lost Nation: The Ioway 2 & 3 brings the dramatic Ioway story full circle.

“I believe all the tribes had their trail of tears, said Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Tribal Elder Joyce Big Soldier-Miller. “They all suffered--all those Indians who made those treks away from their former homelands.”

“It’s always good to look at the past and remember that it does affect the future,” said Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska tribal member Reuben Ironhorse-Kent. “The ancestors did the best they could with what they had.”

Ioway Elders and tribal members join other Native scholars, historians, archaeologists and anthropologists to tell the dramatic and true story of the small tribe that once claimed the territory between the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers from Pipestone, Minnesota to St. Louis. The state of Iowa takes its name from the Ioway Tribe.

In addition to the premiere, the public is welcome to visit the new Ioway exhibit at the Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center in Toddville, Iowa (40 minutes north of Iowa City), a special Ioway display and premiere reception in the Iowa Hall at the Museum of Natural History from 5:30pm until 6:30pm.

The world premiere of Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3 is hosted by the Museum of Natural History, University of Iowa, 17 N. Clinton, Macbride Hall Auditorium, Iowa City, Iowa and will take place on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. The films contain mature themes and historical images that may be disturbing to young children.  A premiere reception will take place from 5:30pm-6:30pm in the Museum's Iowa Hall.

The documentaries will continue screening throughout the U.S. and will be released on a single full-featured DVD in April 2013. An alternative soundtrack in the nearly extinct Ioway language will be offered on the DVD. Broadcasts on Midwestern PBS stations are slated for 2013.

Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3 was partially funded by grants from Humanities Iowa and Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area, as well as humanities councils in Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and South Dakota, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Rundles are currently in post-production on the documentary Movie Star: The Secret Lives of Jean Seberg with producer/writer Garry McGee.  The documentary will be released this summer.

"Jean Seberg" Filmmakers Receive Regional Emmy® Nomination for New Documentary

Movie Star: The Secret Lives of Jean Seberg filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films have received a Regional (Mid-America) Emmy® nomination in the Historical Documentary category for their award-winning documentary film Country School: One Room – One Nation.  This is the first time the Rundles have entered a film in the Emmy® competition following a March 2012 qualifying broadcast on WQPT-PBS.

“We are deeply honored by this nomination,” said Tammy. “And, we gratefully share this wonderful distinction with everyone who helped us make the film,” added Kelly.

Country schools took rough-hewn pioneers and multilingual immigrants and transformed them into a literate and patriotic new nation. Country School: One Room - One Nation provides a never-before-seen perspective on one-room schools in the Upper Midwest. From the first schools in new states to the demise of their widespread use in the 1950s and 1960s, the visually stunning film takes viewers "back to school" for a dramatic new look at the lasting impact of America's one-room schools.

Country School premiered in 2010 at the State Historical Building in Des Moines and has since screened more than 60 times in cities throughout the United States. The critically-acclaimed film was released nationally on DVD in 2011. Iowa Public Television (IPTV) will feature broadcasts in late August and September, and broadcasts on other PBS stations will continue through the balance of 2012.

The 2012 Mid-America Emmy® Awards will be held Saturday, September 22, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. at the historic Midland Theatre in Kansas City.

The Rundles are currently in post-production on Movie Star: The Secret Lives of Jean Seberg, produced with Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Garry McGee (The Last Wright). The documentary about international film star Jean Seberg will be released in May of 2013.

Fourth Wall Films is a film and video production and distribution company formerly based in Los Angeles, California and now located in Moline, Illinois. In addition to Country School, the Rundles have produced the award-winning films Villisca: Living with a Mystery and Lost Nation: The Ioway.  Visit www.FourthWallFilms.com for more information.

The Mid-America chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) includes television markets primarily in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Arkansas, Illinois and surrounding DMAs.

NATAS is dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy® Award. For more information visit www.emmymid-america.org.

Seberg Musician Returns for Benefit Concert in Marshalltown

In celebration of the release of their new CD, acoustic duo Amy & Adams will perform live in concert on February 11 at the Orpheum Theater in Marshalltown. Amy & Adams (comprised of Saint Paul, MN husband and wife Mark and Amy Adams-Westin) will perform past songs as well as songs from their new CD Gone…aloft. All proceeds of this special concert will go to the Jean Seberg Endowment Fund.
 
“We were in Marshalltown to perform for the First Annual Jean Seberg Film Festival last November and were very impressed with the revamped Orpheum Theater and with the first class event the folks had put together,” said Amy.

“We were so impressed with the stunning Black Box Theater, that we asked Pip (Gordon) if we could perform this concert to promote our new CD,” said Mark, a Marshalltown native who became close to the Seberg family growing up.

Mark began writing his own songs at age 17 when he got his first guitar. After high school, the aspiring musician attended Marshalltown Community College from 1969-1971. During his time at MCC, Mark also worked for Seberg Pharmacy, owned by Ed Seberg. Mark was asked to perform two songs at the funeral of actress Jean Seberg's infant daughter, Nina Hart Gary. Jean found comfort as well as talent in Mark’s music and her constant encouragement bolstered his confidence. She befriended Mark and the two remained close until her death in 1979. Mark wrote a song about Jean titled “I’m Flying”, found on the band’s CD Sail Away.

Ed Seberg was like a father to Mark Adams,” says Pip Gordon, Director of the Orpheum Theater Center. “Ed instilled in him a work ethic and the gift of how to care for the hundreds of people the Seberg Pharmacy on 13th Street served. It is a compelling story and one that was typical of a family like the Seberg’s, who encouraged and mentored all who came into their family circle. Mark Adams was no exception – Ed Seberg mentored him, Jean Seberg loved his music and was honored to have him sing at the burial service of her baby Nina.”

Mark was also interviewed for the documentary feature Movie Star: The Secret Lives of Jean Seberg, co-produced by award-winning filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle and Emmy-nominated writer/documentarian Garry McGee. The film is slated for completion in 2012.

Amy and Mark Adams-Westing (Amy & Adams)
 
The former Amy Westin grew up in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, where she began her musical journey. She started on the piano then gravitated toward the guitar as she grew into her teens. The two met in 1993 when Amy attended a show at The Blue Guitar, a live music venue that Mark worked at in Stillwater, Minnesota. She handed Mark a demo cassette and he told her to come back and perform the next week. Both were in romantic relationships at the time so they continued to admire each other from afar until fate freed them both. The two have been together ever since and as they put it, “we first fell in love with each other’s music, then with each other.”
 
The benefit performance is Saturday, Feb. 11, at 8:00 p.m. in the Orpheum Black Box Theatre, 220 E. Main St., Marshalltown. Tickets are on sale now for $15 for an individual or $25 per couple. Limited seating is available, so call to reserve your tickets now at 641-844-5919. Champagne and hors d’oeuvres are included in the ticket price. Along with Gone…aloft, Amy & Adams will have four previously released CDs available for purchase, all of which received critical praise as well as national and international radio play.
 
The concert this February will contain songs in, what Amy & Adams have dubbed their own, Eclectic/Folk Rock/Tin Pan Alley/Blues Grass genre. The duo says they enjoy positive music with real melodies and meaningful lyrics. Mark’s sister, Mary, will be joining Amy & Adams on vocals, harmonica and some bass for this intimate and special show.
 
“We are so excited and proud of Gone…aloft and this concert at The Orpheum,” said Mark. “The Orpheum is breathing new life into the arts of Marshalltown, and we look forward to the opportunity to perform there.”
 
For more about Amy & Adams and to hear samples of their music, visit www.AmyandAdams.com. To read more about Gone…aloft and to hear samples, please visit: http://music.amyandadams.com/music/albums/gone-aloft.
 
The Orpheum Theater Center is owned and operated by the Iowa Valley Community College District.

The Orpheum Opens Jean Seberg International Film Festival November 10-13, 2011

The Jean Seberg International Film Festival pays tribute to acclaimed film actress Jean Seberg at the Orpheum Theater, 220 E. Main Street in Marshalltown, Iowa November 10-13, 2011.  The festival event includes screenings of several of Seberg's better-known movies, special opening and closing ceremonies, symposiums, exhibits and a road tour of places that were important to Jean.

An All‐Access Festival Pass is $105.00. The All-Access Pass includes all seven Jean Seberg Movie Showings, Opening and Closing Ceremonies, two Symposiums, the Seberg Exhibit Hall and Installation and the Seberg Hospitality Center. (The Road Tour is not included in this package.)

Individual Event Tickets are $15.00.  Individual tickets for each movie, either Symposium and the Seberg Exhibit Hall and Installation are available for purchase beginning Oct. 28, 2011. For tickets for the bus tour see below.

Road Tour tickets are $25.00 and available for purchase after Oct. 3, 2011.  Take a tour of all the places in Marshalltown and surrounding areas that were important to Jean. You’ll visit nine local sites including the Seberg Pharmacy, Jean’s schools and homes and much more! We recommend you pre‐purchase your ticket(s) for the road tour.

Call 641 844 5919 for all your ticket needs!

The festival is made possible by grants from the Marshall County Community Foundation, Wellmark of Des Moines, and Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. The Orpheum Theatre Center is administered by Iowa Valley Community College District.

The Jean Seberg International Film Festival Schedule

Thursday, November 10th 2011

7:00pm‐ 7:15pm Red Carpet Event (Hosted by the Orpheum Theater Guild)

7:15pm‐7: 30pm Opening Ceremony

7:30pm‐9:00pm Movie: Saint Joan

9:00pm‐10:00pm Black‐Box After Party

Friday, November 11th 2011

10:00am Exhibit Hall Opens

11:00am Movie Showing of Bonjour Tristesse

11:00am Bus Departure of Road Tour #1

2:00pm Movie Showing of Bonjour Tristesse

2:00pm Bus Departure of Road Tour #2

4:00pm‐5:30pm Symposium I (Jude Rawlins of London, the author of the website Saint Jean (www.saintjean.co.uk) & Dr. David Hinton, Film Historian, University of Tennessee – moderated by Prof. Nancy Adams)

7:00pm Movie Showing of Paint Your Wagon

10:00pm Exhibit Hall Closes

Saturday, November 12th 2011

10:00am Exhibit Hall Opens

11:00am Movie Showing of Breathless

11:00am Bus Departure of Road Tour #3

2:00pm Movie Showing of Breathless

2:00pm Bus Departure of Road Tour #4

4:00pm‐5:30pm Symposium II - Garry McGee, author of Jean Seberg: Breathless and the Emmy-nominated writer of the documentary The Last Wright, along with award-winning documentary filmmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle of Fouth Wall Films. McGee and the Rundles are producing the new documentary Movie Star: The Secret Lives of Jean Seberg which will be released next year.  The producers will show a teaser of Movie Star, and a 12-minute Seberg biographical featurette which they produced for the 50th Anniversary Edition DVD re-release of Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless (À bout de souffle).  Moderated by Prof. Nancy Adams.

8:00pm Movie Showing of Lilith

10:00pm Exhibit Hall Closes

Sunday, November 13th 2011 (Jean's Birthday!)

10:00am Exhibit Hall Opens

11:00am Movie Showing In The French Style

2:00pm‐2: 15pm Closing Ceremony

2:15pm Movie Showing of Airport

5:00pm Exhibit Hall Closes