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News & Events

Check below for listings of Fourth Wall Films events and updates for new and existing film projects. Thank you for visiting!

NEWS

Our newest historical documentary film project is "Peshtigo: American Firestorm". The film will tell the true story of history's deadliest wildfire--the 1871 Peshtigo, Wisconsin Fire. Learn more about the project and how you can help us tell this important story here: www.PeshtigoFireMovie.com

Hero Street film wins Best Documentary at NW Illinois Film Festival  LINK

FIFTH EMMY® WIN for FOURTH WALL FILMS  LINK

The 6th Annual NW Illinois Film Festival will showcase two Fourth Wall Films' shorts, "Enough?" and "The Last to Fall from Hero Street," on April 29 in Morrison, IL LINK

We are officially in production on a new interactive museum visitor's film for the Hauberg Museum at Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island, Illinois! We are very excited and honored to be working with so many incredible people on this project. More details coming soon.

"Villisca: Living with a Mystery" Emmy-winning Filmmakers to appear at West Des Moines Public Library LINK

 

John Muños Remembered in "Hero Street" Film that Links Milwaukee Latin Veterans with Korean War LINK

IPR's Charity Nebbe talks about Fourth Wall Films' New Documentary "Moved by Waters" LIVE 

A Glimpse at Fourth Wall Films' New Documentary Project "Peshtigo: American Firestorm" LINK

"Our Story: Pride in Memory" Documentary in Production LINK

"Resurrecting Forest Grove" Premieres on the Giant Screen LINK

New Jean Seberg Documentary Premieres at International Film Festival LINK

Famous Slavery Debates Come to Life in Fourth Wall Films' "Sons & Daughters of Thunder" LINK

Quad Cities Filmmakers Debut New Film on Dramatic WI vs Amish Case LINK

"Good Earth: Awakening the Silent City" is an Official Selection at The Archaeology Channel Exhibition LINK

Documentary Examines Human Trafficking in Iowa LINK

Effigy Mounds National Monument Showcases "Lost Nation: The Ioway" at Winter Stories Series LINK

One Room Wonders "Country School: One Room - One Nation" LINK

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UPCOMING EVENTS & TICKETS

March 5 (Thursday) 12P

"The Last to Fall From Hero Street"​

Botanical Center - Black Hawk College Adult Ed

Rock Island, IL

SOLD OUT!

March 17 (Tuesday) 9P

"Enough?"​

WQPT-PBS Broadcast Premiere

March 29 (Sunday) 7P

"The Last to Fall from Hero Street"​

WQPT-PBS Broadcast Premiere

April 3 (Friday) 11:30A

North Scott Rotary Program
Private Event

April 29 (Wednesday) 7P

NW Illinois Film Festival 2026

Official Selections: "Enough?" & "The Last to
Fall from Hero Street: John Munos' Story"
Morrison Tech
701 Portland Ave., Morrison, IL

May 17 (Sunday) 3P

Villisca: Fiend Incarnate

West Des Moines Public Library

4000 Mills Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA

May 21  (Thursday) 1:30P

"The Last to Fall from Hero Street"

Bettendorf Public Library
2950 Learning Campus Dr.
Bettendorf, IA

June 11  (Thursday) Noon

"Enough?" Needs vs Wants

Black Hawk Learners Luncheon
Private Event

July 22 (Wednesday) 6:30P-8P

River Action Riverine Walk

The Legends of Hero Street presentation
Visit https://www.riveraction.org/2026RW

July 25 (Saturday) 9A-10:30A

River Action Riverine Walk

The Legends of Hero Street presentation
Visit https://www.riveraction.org/2026RW

August 16 (Sunday) TBA

Alternating Currents Special Screenings of
"Enough?" & "The Last to Fall from Hero Street"

The Last Picture House, Davenport, IA

 

September 8 (Tuesday) 6P

Black Hawk State Historic Site

Annual Dinner Meeting & Program

Visit https://blackhawkpark.org/

September 26 (Saturday) 1P-5P

"Lost Nation: The Ioway" 1, 2&3 with special

guest Reuben Ironhorse-Kent, Iowa Tribe of
KS & NE - FREE to the Public

Putnam Museum Giant Screen

1717 W. 12th Street, Davenport, IA

October 10-11 (Saturday-Sunday) TBA

"Peshtigo: American Firestorm"​

Premiere

PREMIERE EVENT - TBA

"A World Away from Hero Street: Joe Gomez's Story"​

Premiere

PREVIOUS EVENTS

Nov. 8 (Saturday) 2:00 pm - PREMIERE EVENT

"The Last to Fall From Hero Street"​

Putnam National Geographic Giant Screen Theater

1717 W, 12th St., Davenport, Iowa

 

Nov. 6 (Thursday) 6:00-8:30 p.m. "Lost Nation: The Ioway 1 & 2", Sponsored by The Prairie Retreat. Clinton Community College Auditorium, 1000 Lincoln Blvd. Clinton, Iowa.

Nov. 2 (Sunday) - WQAD-TV Channel 8

1:00 pm - "Riding the Rails to Hero Street"*

1:30 pm - "Letters Home to Hero Street"

4:00 pm - "A Bridge Too Far From Hero Street"*

4:30 pm - "An Infantryman From Hero Street"*

*Commercial TV Broadcast Premiere.

Sept. 30 (Tuesday) 6:30 p.m. "A Bridge too Far from Hero Street" followed by Q&A and discussion. Davenport Public Library-Fairmount Branch, 3000 N Fairmount St, Davenport, Iowa. Admission is FREE.

Sept. 27 (Saturday) 1:00-4:00 p.m. In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Silvis Public Library, Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films will present four episodes of their Emmy® nominated “Hero Street” Documentary Film Series, and a sneak peek at some scenes from "The Last to Fall from Hero Street". McGehee Center, Schadt Park, 1043-4th Avenue, Silvis, Illinois. Admission is FREE.

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