Ironhead (2015) documents the creative work of ironmonger Kelly Ludeking and the happenings at his Down on the Farm Iron Pour, a yearly communal gathering of local and national artists collaborating to make cast iron art at the Ludeking family farm in Decorah, Iowa.
Shot on high definition video, edited with Final Cut Pro
Runtime: 9 minutes
Produced by Thomas C. Johnson & Neal Abbott
Featuring Kelly Ludeking
Filmed in Decorah, Iowa
Color by Aaron Lurth
Music by Brooke Joyce
Award:
- Oneota Film Festival, Honorable Mention for the Walter Ordway Best of Fest Award - Decorah, IA (Mar 2015)
Official Selections:
- Deep in the Heart Film Festival - Waco, TX (Mar 2018)
- MidWest WeirdFest - Eau Claire, WI (Mar 2018)
- First Friday Film Festival - Kansas City - Kansas City, MO (Nov 2017)
- The Block art & film festival - Logan, UT (Oct 2017)
- Auckland International Film Festival - Auckland, New Zealand (Oct 2017)
- Beloit International Film Festival - Beloit, WI (Mar 2017)
- Iowa Public Television's "The Film Lounge" - Des Moines, IA (Feb 2017)
- Sioux City International Film Festival - Sioux City, IA (Feb 2017)
- Kansas International Film Festival - Overland Park, KS (Nov 2016)
- Greenwich Village Film Festival - New York, NY (Oct 2016)
- Let's All Be Free Film Festival - London, England (Oct 2016)
- Wild Rose Independent Film Festival - Des Moines, IA (May 2016)
- Fargo Film Festival - Fargo, ND (Mar 2016)
- Red Wasp Independent Film Festival - College Station, TX (Mar 2016)
- Speechless Film Festival - Mankato, MN (Mar 2016)
- Frozen River Film Festival - Winona, MN (Feb 2016)
- Liverpool Lift-Off Online Film Festival - Liverpool, England (Feb 2016)
- Fargo Fantastic Film Festival - Fargo, ND (Oct 2015)
- Milwaukee Film Festival - Milwaukee, WI (Oct 2015)
- Yellowknife International Film Festival - Yellowknife, Canada (Oct 2015)
Additional screenings:
- Decorah Rotary Club - Decorah, IA (June 2017)
- Independent Lifestyles Live Stream Studio - St. Paul, MN (May 2017)
- Bethany Lutheran College - Mankato, MN (Oct 2016)
- 8th International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art - Scranton, PA (Jun 2016)
- Cedar Rapids Houbi Days - Cedar Rapids, IA (Aug 2015)
- White Bear Center for the Arts - White Bear Lake, MN (Jul 2015)
- Winneshiek Hotel - Decorah, IA (Jul 2015)