"River to River: Iowa's Forgotten Highway 6," a new documentary by Moline-based filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films, had its broadcast premiere Tuesday on WQPT-Quad Cities PBS and will air again on Sunday at 6 p.m.
Mary Pruess, WQPT's general manager, wrote in her monthly message:
"This month WQPT brings you some of the best work of our local filmmakers with the premiere of Fourth Wall Films’ 'River to River: Iowa’s Forgotten Highway 6' and 'If You Only Knew' from the team at Mickle Communications. As your local public television station, we feel it is important to focus on our stories—our community—our issues. We are very fortunate to work with these home-grown filmmakers and showcase their work on WQPT."
"River to River" (profiling two-lane U.S. 6 as it stretches from the Mississippi to Missouri rivers) was inspired by the research and photography of Dave Darby, executive director of the Iowa Division of the Route 6 Tourist Association.
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The historic road has connections to Bonnie & Clyde, Jesse James, Nancy Drew and Jack Kerouac. Built in one day by 10,000 farmers and businesses across the state, Iowa’s Route 6 is part of the second longest transcontinental highway in America, according to the documentary website, highway6movie.com.
The film guides viewers on a nostalgic classic car journey through yesterday’s soda shops, filling stations, general stores, drive-ins and roadside attractions.
"River to River: Iowa’s Forgotten Highway 6" was funded in part by grants from Humanities Iowa, Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area and the National Endowment for the Humanities through the documentary’s fiscal sponsor, The Iowa U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association.
