‘Film Lounge’ Returns with 10 More Films

Iowa Culture
Aug 22, 2017 · 3 min read

Ten independent short films by Iowa artists have been selected for the second season of “The Film Lounge,” a collaborative TV series that premiered on Iowa Public Television earlier this year to high praise from filmmakers and fans.

“The Film Lounge” is produced by Iowa Public Television in partnership with the Iowa Arts Council and Produce Iowa, both divisions of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, and with generous support from the Gilchrist Foundation.

“The Film Lounge” highlights experimental and art films by Iowans, celebrates filmmaking as an art form, and recognizes the contributions of filmmaking to the economic and cultural vitality of Iowa. The films are 2 to 20 minutes in various genres, including animation, art, documentary, experimental, music video and narrative.

“Through” by Iowa filmmakers Aaron Van Maanen (pictured above) and Holden Feagler of Cedar Falls has been selected for the second season of “The Film Lounge.”

Iowa Public Television will air the films during two, one-hour episodes in February. More information about the air dates will be announced as they are confirmed.

The list of Iowa filmmakers and movies selected for the second season of “The Film Lounge” follows:

Aaron Van Maanen and Holden Feagler of Cedar Falls
“Through,” 2017 — An anachronic narrative film that follows a person wrestling with inner demons and isolation.

Thomas C. Johnson of Decorah
“Marieke,” 2017 — A documentary about the life and craft of acclaimed Dutch Gouda cheesemaker Marieke Penterman from Thorp, Wisc.

William Locker and Nella Thomas in an outtake from the music video, “1871,” which was selected for “The Film Lounge.”

Nella Thomas and William Locker of Des Moines
“1871,” 2016 — A music video that puts a contemporary twist on an old Western tune.

Benjamin Gardner of Des Moines
“Hallucination Dream Sequence,” 2017 — An experimental animation based on the phenomena that occur during sleep, dreams, and falling asleep.

Jack Meggers of Des Moines
“ ‘On My Mind’ by The Maytags,” 2017 — A music video that explores love’s ability to alter one’s perception of reality.

Ruth Mataya Garcia of Dubuque
“Lily,” 2016 — A poem-based film that follows the darker desires of the human soul.

Iowa filmmaker Ruth Mataya Garcia (right) applies makeup to an actress behind the scenes of “Lily,” a poem-based film that follows the darker desires of the human soul.

Graham Cooper of Fairfield
“Atmanus,” 2017 — A narrative film about growing up and the consequences faced when given the freedom to choose your own path.

Kaitlyn Busbee and Elizabeth June Bergman of Iowa City
“Introspect,” 2015 — An improvisational dance film that explores the notion of “the gaze” in Western society.

P. Sam Kessie of Iowa City
“Transplanted,” 2017 — An experimental film that explores immigrant displacement through the lens of an alien arriving in foreign space.

Kathy Buxton and Steve Jennings of Winfield
“ ‘Roll Up’ by Fitz and the Tantrums,” 2016 — A music video about removing self-imposed barriers to social interaction and embracing who you are.

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