Filming at the Amanas off of Highway 6.
Emmy®-nominated filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle of Fourth Wall Films have received a major grant from Humanities Iowa to partially fund production on their new documentary River to River: Iowa’s Forgotten Highway 6. The Iowa U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association is the fiscal sponsor for the film project.
“With Interstate 80’s near universal use by travelers, Route 6 and the memories that define it have faded from the public’s consciousness,” said producer Kelly Rundle. “We are very grateful for this key grant from Humanities Iowa that helps us preserve and tell another unique and important Iowa story.”
Filming at the Sugar Grove Vineyards and Gathering Place in Newton, Iowa.
River to River: Iowa’s Forgotten Highway 6 guides viewers on a nostalgic classic car journey through yesterday’s soda shops, filling stations, general stores, drive-ins, and roadside attractions, and encourages them to experience the stories, sights and sounds, the people and the places that line Iowa’s Route 6.
“Most travelers are unaware of the many colorful stories from the past around every turn in the road,” said producer Tammy Rundle. “Iowa’s portion of America's longest highway has a past that includes Bonnie and Clyde, Jesse James, Nancy Drew, Jack Kerouac, just to name a few.”
Highway 6 runs right through Nancy Drew author Mildren Wirt Benson's hometown of Ladora, Iowa.
Production continues this summer during the 2013 River to River Classic Car Cruise which takes place August 23-25 starting in Davenport, Iowa and ending in Council Bluffs, with stops at sites, eateries and celebrations in towns along the way. The Cruise is sponsored by the Iowa Route 6 Tourist Association and Dahl Ford. Proceeds benefit The Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities. More information about the Cruise can be found at www.route6tour.com/Route6iowa.htm.
2012 River to River Car Cruise stop in Durant at Hill of Beans Bistro.
River to River: Iowa’s Forgotten Highway 6 is funded in part by grants from Humanities Iowa, Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The film will be released in 2014.
The Rundles own Fourth Wall Films, an independent film and video production company, and have produced the regional Emmy® nominated documentary Country School: One Room – One Nation; the award-winning film series Lost Nation: The Ioway 1, 2&3, and the critically-acclaimed documentary Villisca: Living with a Mystery. For more information, visit www.FourthWallFilms.com. Visit the Highway 6 Movie Fan Page on Facebook and click LIKE!
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