Film

The 21st edition of the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival is this weekend at Collins Road Theatres in Marion. The festival runs from April 5 - 7 and features 57 films — all with an Iowa connection.

The Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival shows 57 films with Iowa connections from all over the country.

Only 72 Black farmers in Iowa were reported in the 2017 Census of Agriculture, but they're all invited to the first Iowa Black Farmers conference this Des Moines.

In 1984, the film Stop Making Sense released and made music and cinematic history by creating a new movie-concert experience. The film, directed by Jonathan Demme, brought viewers into Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues tour. Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, film studio A24 is releasing a re-mastered version for a whole new generation of audiences to enjoy.

The 99-year-old film that was lost for decades is making its way to a small Iowa town for the first time. First released in Austria in 1924, The City Without Jews is a silent-era satire with a complicated history.

Des Moines' iconic Southside movie theater, Fleur Cinema & Café, reopened Sept. 8 after being closed for over three years.

You Hurt My Feelings is tender, witty and entertaining. With a 93-minute runtime, it’s the perfect weekend matinee movie for anyone looking for a laugh and a happy ending.

It may come as a surprise that the world's oldest continuously operating cinema is in rural Iowa, but the people of Washington take pride in their city's long history with motion pictures. Now, a new film festival is celebrating that history, while paving the way for filmmakers of the future. Farm to Film Fest kicks off this weekend and features 36 films from across the state, country and world.

Washington, Iowa is home to the Guiness-certified world's oldest continuously operating movie theatre.

Grab your popcorn and get comfy. On this episode of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe talks about the upcoming movies Champions and 65 with the people who made them.