06/05/2026
This week I had an opportunity to deliver some well deserved awards to members of the FIAB team that I picked up at the 35th Iowa Motion Picture Association film festival.
Musicians Brian Johannesen and Marc Janssen (pictured with Jeremy Glazier) along with Gerard Estella of the Brucemore's Artisan Studio all played on Brian’s original song “Old Dubuque” which is featured throughout the film and written specifically for the film. Gerard used that song as the core for the musical score and beautifully weaved his score throughout the film to guide and evoke the sentiment of Brian’s lyrics.
Steven James lent his vocal talents to narrate the story that weaves throughout the film and guide us through the experiences of the 16 veterans. His talents garnered a Voice Over Narration award of excellence and is very well deserved.
Of course we couldn’t have done any of it without Nicole Oranges, Megan Turner, Lincoln Ginsberg, Zach Slama, Stephanie Carleton, and everyone under the Brucemore umbrella. It’s been a real honor to partner with them and to see the resulting appreciation and pride the veterans that see the film express after the film.
Reminder there are Iowa showings June 14th in DeWitt at the Opera House, July 1st in La Porte City at the library and July 14th in Fairfax at the legion. Reach out for more info or to schedule a showing in your community.
