Parkersburg
dir. Joe Petersen
2017
Running time: 10 min.
On May 25th, 2008 Parkersburg, Iowa was hit by an F5 tornado, killing seven people and leaving hundreds homeless. After leading a successful effort to rebuild, tragedy struck high school football coach Ed Thomas when a former player shot and killed Thomas in front of 22 students. Parkersburg looks at back at the history of Parkersburg, Iowa by observing the town as it is today. This short film chronicles how a town faces unprecedented tragedy and attempts to rebuild and recover.
Joe Petersen
Director
Credits:
Director: Joe Peterson
Producers: Joe Peterson, Robert Greene and Stacey Woelfel
Cinematographer: Joe Peterson
Technical Info:
Shooting format: 2K
Screening formats: 2K
Spoken language: English
Subtitles: none
Frame Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Sound: Stereo
Method M Films contact details:
Stacey Woelfel, director
243 Walter Williams Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
(573) 882-0698
woelfels@missouri.edu
Festivals/Awards:
2017 Stronger Than Fiction Film Festival - Columbia, Missouri