Guide to a Midwest Hometown

Nov 2, 2022

0h 35m

★ 10.0

Overview

Coming back during Winter, Alex Powell explores both the places and personal connections found in his hometown and how they've changed. “Guide to a Midwest Hometown” explores what makes the barren places at home feel sentimental and special, and the good and bad feelings that come when being back home. Inspired by "How To With John Wilson".

Genres

Documentary

Comedy

Guide to a Midwest Hometown Trailers

Cast

Narrator

Alex Powell

The action is placed in a cramped flat in Warsaw’s district of Ochota. A father and a son, both bedridden, live in a fascinating symbiosis. The son, a well‑known photographer Bernard ben Dobrowolski, is lying in bed because a chronic condition has deformed his body and immobilized him. The father, Dominik, has recently suffered from a stroke. Now they are taking care of each other and crowds of visitors move through their room.

6.0

Zapata's Gang

Feb 27, 1914

Comedy about a film crew shooting a movie about guns and robbers, when real robbers turn up. Having to go home in robbers costume, they are mistakingly accused. In the end the real robbers are brought to justice. One of the earliest films portraying bisexual characters.

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0.0

Fear

May 14, 2009

In Fear, documentary filmmaker Michiel van Erp creates a collage of inhabitants of the city of Amsterdam who struggle with various anxiety disorders. Today, more patients with anxiety disorders seek professional help than those who suffer from depression, making anxiety the number one mental illness in the Netherlands. This film will show how a small number of those patients attempt to overcome their fears, in order to get on with their lives in the crowded cosmopolitan city that Amsterdam is today.

10.0

dead calm

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Coraline has grown tired of her routine and feels stuck in her day-to-day life. For this reason, she decides to find a way to escape it.

0.0

Martin

May 24, 2017

Documentary film about Martin Park, a homeless man living in Dublin, and his friendship with photographer and filmmaker Donal Moloney.

7.5

Speeding, of Course

Mar 6, 2025

70-year-old Timo makes the most of his short ride to work. Speeding up on a bicycle ends up in a ditch, but the adrenaline rush leaves a feeling of pleasure.

0.0

One Way Trip

Oct 12, 2020

Two young women try to adapt to a new city: nostalgia, loneliness, friendship and family are mixed throughout the emotional process of both characters. A reflection on the sense of belonging and the experience of being a foreigner.

0.0

Wild Cats 3D

Sep 11, 2015

"Wild Cats 3D" is the story of the magnificent lions, cheetahs and leopards of southern Africa. Kevin Richardson, the "Lion Whisperer", leads an expedition into their extraordinary world.

0.0

A Part

Sep 10, 2017

A make-or-break audition for Todd Wieczorek, an LA-based actor, forces him to confront his troubled past.

5.0

The Campus Vamp

Nov 25, 1928

Love triangle in a campus with a blonde girl that really seems to not consider the "other" girl as an obstacle. Who will make it? And actually who cares when parties, sport games and lots of fun are available?

4.5

Prelude

Nov 3, 2000

Panning shot of a room while a group of people discusses film while eating at a table.

6.0

79 Springs

Dec 31, 1969

This film memorializes the leader of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, on the occasion of his death. It narrates the story of a life which is also the story of a nation-recounting his important accomplishments in the struggle against colonialism and imperialism.

6.7

The Wikipedia Promise

Jan 3, 2021

In 2001, Jimmy Wales published the first article on Wikipedia, a collaborative effort that began with a promise: to democratize the spreading of knowledge, monopolized by the elites for centuries. But is Wikipedia really a utopia come true?

6.0

Struck

Apr 22, 2015

Hannah and Natan are both anti-heroes with anti-superpowers. Natan raises his arm? Bang! Lightning strikes him right away. Hannah likes someone or something? Drip drop! Rain starts pouring over her in a second. Their meeting could turn into a major meteorological disaster... or maybe not?

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5.9

Disneyland Dream

Jul 31, 1956

A home movie made by Robbins and Meg Barstow that documents their family's free trip to the newly opened Disneyland. The one-week trip was a prize that they won in a contest sponsored by Scotch tape.

Guide to a Midwest Hometown

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