Almanac
NEW DOCS
The metallic click of type being set mixes with voices talking about Midwestern things—the disappearing Iowa prairie, poet Paul Engle, and the lingering effects of the 1980’s farm crisis. These are the sounds of The Wapsipinican Almanac, an annual journal produced by hands-on, turn-of-the-century printing equipment by Timothy Fay in his rural Iowa workshop. Filmmaker John D. Scott weaves a portrait of Fay’s quiet dedication to place and time—and an almanac which harkens back to the era before mass markets, when individuals and places were inexorably tied.
Director
John D. Scott
Producer
John D. Scott
Release Year
1998
Festival Year
1999
Country
United States
Run Time
10 minutes