Join FilmScene, The Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Public Television and Produce Iowa to celebrate filmmaking as an artform at a pre-premiere screening party on the big screen! Catch the work of FilmScene's summer camp animators as well as otehr local filmmakers at this free event.

"The Film Lounge" is a series produced by Iowa Public Television in partnership with the Iowa Arts Council and Produce Iowa that highlights art and experimental films by Iowa artists, celebrates filmmaking as an art form, and recognizes the contributions of filmmaking to the economic and cultural vitality of Iowa.

The list of films selected for The Film Lounge follows:
(City, Artist, Film Title, Year – Synopsis)

Cedar Rapids, Paul Huenemann, “The Gurgle,” 2016 – an animated film that explores the classic horror story trope of something natural behaving unnaturally. Episode 101

Decorah, Thomas C. Johnson, “Ironhead,” 2015 – a documentary film about Kelly Ludeking, a northeast Iowa artist who pours molten iron to create original works of art. Episode 102

Des Moines, Kristian Day, “Cactua,” 2010 – an art film that uses improvisation to meditate on the experience of being alone in a solitary environment. Episode 102

Des Moines, Christopher Ford and Bruce Bales, “Everybody Rains,” 2015 – a music video that uses puppets to personify a rain cloud and explore the common experience of crying. Episode 101

Dubuque, Ian Carstens, “Empty Basket,” 2015 – a documentary art film that explores the act of observation and its relation to time by watching those who are watching. Episode 102

Indianola, Paul Berge, “The Waiting Room,” 2015 – a film based on a radio play that captures the comedic hopelessness of dealing with authority. Episode 101

Iowa City, John Richard, “The Simple Gift of Walnut Grove,” 2015 – a documentary film about the life of Hans Hansen, an early 20th century Danish immigrant in Eastern Iowa. Episode 101

Iowa City, Lisa Schlesinger and Irina Patkanian, “Three Boats-Iphigenia at Lesvos,” 2016 – an art film that responds to the refugee crisis through the lens of the Iphigenia myth. Episode 102

Iowa City, Andrew Sherburne and Tommy Haines, “Husker Sand,” 2015 – a documentary film that examines tradition and community through the century-old tradition of cornhusking competitions. Episode 102

Iowa City, Josh Thorud, “Eyes/Desires,” 2014 – an art film that explores the control a filmmaker has over the expectation and experience a viewer has watching a film. Episode 101

Iowa City, P. Sam Kessie, “Body & Form,” 2016 – an experimental film that studies the movement of a disjointed form through choreo-cinema, the combination of dance and film into a single work of art. Episode 101

West Des Moines, Greg Best, “Lost and Found,” 2011 – a fictional drama that explores anxiety and loss by following a father’s search for his daughter. Episode 102

Winfield, Kathy Buxton and Steve M. Jennings, “The Sacrifice,” 2010 – a hand-illustrated, animated film that is inspired by the story of Saint George and the dragon. Episode 102