Alkali, Iowa
Alkali, Iowa

Movie·1995·0h 17m

Alkali, Iowa

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

On his family's farm in rural Iowa, young Jack Gudmanson is wrestling with his sexual identity, not an easy thing to do in the macho world of the Midwest. But things become clearer for him when he discovers via a rusty old lunch box filled with gay magazines that his father, killed in Vietnam, led a double life down on the farm. But as liberating as the discovery is for Jack, it is painful for his grandfather and mother, who have tried for years to keep it a family secret. Now Jack must decide whether to share this new information with his younger sister or allow it to remain buried a while longer.

Producer

Ann Ruark, Joana Vicente

Cinematography

Jamie Silverstein

Editor

Gloria Whittemore

Themes

iowafarm lifesecret lifefarmerlgbtfarm houseburied memoriesgay themeshort filmrural setting

Production House

Wildword Productions

Audience Score

52%

14 votes

Skip17%
Timepass40%
Go for it31%
Perfection12%

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Cast

J.D. Cerna

Jack Gudmanson

Mary Beth Hurt

Mary Beth Hurt

June

Edward Seamon

Bill

Ellen Hamilton Latzen

Ellen Hamilton Latzen

Carol

Kent Broadhurst

Kent Broadhurst

Roger ('Blondie')

Greg Villepique

Jacko

// crew

Crew

Ann Ruark

Producer

Joana Vicente

Joana Vicente

Producer

Jamie Silverstein

Director of Photography

Gloria Whittemore

Editor

Mark Christopher

Director, Writer

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