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Who cares What’s the Matter with Kansas?
Obama’s President now, so who cares about the conservatives? Haven’t they now “lost” the heart of America? Shouldn’t we just move on?
Well, the election was not a landslide, nor did it redraw the electoral map. Plenty of working-class whites voted for McCain. And those pesky “wedge” issues are not going away. Mainly what happened was [...]
a new filmmaker interview at picturedujour.com
Our friend Jim Newberry, Chicago-based photographer and filmmaker, recently interviewed Joe and Laura about the making of “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”
You can read his full interview here.
Why Kansas?
The very first comment on our YouTube page said “Whats the matter with LA, NY, Miami, Las Vegas! Do a film on that!”
Likewise, when we were addressing a packed theater in Wichita back in October, not a few people asked, in essence, “Why pick on Kansas?”
That’s a good question.
Of course, our movie follows in the [...]
Reflecting on the Tallgrass Film Festival
What can you say about a film festival where the mayor of the city shows up, puts on an apron, and dishes up some first-class barbecue?
Yes, that’s right – the mayor of Wichita threw a barbecue for the Tallgrass Film Festival participants.
From the moment we were picked up from the airport, the Tallgrass crew were [...]