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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

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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

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Fourth Wall Films' award-winning documentary The Last to Fall from Hero Street (John Munos' Story) is an Official Selection at the 17th Annual OC Film Fiesta in Santa Ana, California. LINK

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Enough? is Official Selection at Sioux City International Film Festival and screens 

"Enough?" at the RE/Max City Centre

712 4th St., Sioux City, IA on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 10A.

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Fourth Wall Films' award-winning environmental short Enough? screened at the Iowa Environmental Council Annual Conference held at Drake University in Des Moines on Sept. 29th. 

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"Lost Nation: The Ioway 2" screens on Putnam Giant Screen Sept. 26 as part of new "Legacy of Land: Treaties and the Shaping of America" exhibit presented by the Putnam and Smithsonian.  LINK

 

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

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FIFTH EMMY® WIN for FOURTH WALL FILMS  LINK

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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

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​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.

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"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

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

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

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

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"Resurrecting Forest Grove" Premieres on the Giant Screen LINK

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New Jean Seberg Documentary Premieres at International Film Festival LINK

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

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

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

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Documentary Examines Human Trafficking in Iowa LINK

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

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

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UPCOMING EVENTS & TICKETS

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October 29 (Thursday) 9P

​"The Barn Raisers"​

WQPT-PBS Broadcast Premiere

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October 18 (Sun) 2:30P

"The Last to Fall from Hero Street"

OC Film Fiesta

Media Arts TVGB

1666 N Main Street

Santa Ana, CA

Visit OCFilmFiesta.org

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​October 3 (Sat)

"Enough?"

Sioux City International Film Festival
RE/Max City Centre

712 4th St., Sioux City, IA

Visit Sioux City International Film Festival

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September 29 (Tuesday)  8:30A

"Enough?"

Iowa Environmental Council Conference
Drake University, Des Moines, IA

Conference registration required.

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September 26 (Saturday) 2:00-3:30 p.m.

"Lost Nation: The Ioway 2"​

Putnam Museum Giant Screen

1717 W. 12th St., Davenport, IA

https://www.putnam.org

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September 8 (Tuesday) 6P

Black Hawk State Historic Site

Annual Dinner Meeting & Program

Visit https://blackhawkpark.org/

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September 3 (Thursday) 9P

"Country School: One Room - One Nation"​

WQPT-PBS Broadcast Premiere

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September 2 (Wednesday) 6:30P-8P

River Action Riverine Walk

The Legends of Hero Street presentation

$10/pp

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August 15 (Saturday) 11:15A

Alternating Currents Film Festival 2026
"The Last to Fall from Hero Street"

The Last Picture House,
325 E. 2nd St., Davenport, IA

Admission Free.

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

River Action Riverine Walk

The Legends of Hero Street presentation

$10/pp

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June 11  (Thursday) Noon

"Enough?" Needs vs Wants

Black Hawk Learners Luncheon
Private Event

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May 21  (Thursday) 1:30P

"The Last to Fall from Hero Street"

Bettendorf Public Library
2950 Learning Campus Dr.
Bettendorf, IA

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May 17 (Sunday) 3P

Villisca: Fiend Incarnate

West Des Moines Public Library

4000 Mills Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA

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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

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March 29 (Sunday) 7P

"The Last to Fall from Hero Street"​

WQPT-PBS Broadcast Premiere

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March 17 (Tuesday) 9P

"Enough?"​

WQPT-PBS Broadcast Premiere

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March 5 (Thursday) 12P

"The Last to Fall From Hero Street"​

Botanical Center - Black Hawk College Adult Ed

Rock Island, IL

SOLD OUT!​​​​​​
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​​​​​​​​​COMING IN 2027

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PREMIERE - July 24, 2027

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

Premiere at the Putnam Museum Giant Screen

1717 W. 12th St., Davenport, IA

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PREMIERE - October 2027

"Peshtigo: American Firestorm"​

Details tba

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