Echo Chamber - 421 - Part Two (Iron Family)
For ‘Part Two’ of this week’s @EchoChamberFP we delve into the life of an interesting young lady and her family!!!
With big thanks to Kelli McNeil-Yellen for setting things up, we get to experience a really heartwarming, warts and all glimpse into the life of Jazmine Faries, as well as her brother Chad, Mum Kate, and (kind of) stepdad Greg. THEN we sit down with Patrick and get to find out how a project like this comes together, which was the quintessential epitome of organic. As well as how he and his wife Anne found the beating heart of the narrative!!!
'Iron Family' is the feature documentary directorial debut from Patrick Longstreth, which he also wrote. A young woman with Down syndrome rouses her quirky family to perform her original play in a once-thriving rural mining town.
Watch the conversation with Patrick Longstreth: HERE!
In 'Part Two' we have:
Iron Family - Poster
Iron Family
Watch Review: Here.
Wisconsin Film Festival, World Premiere: 13th May 2021 - Golden Badger Award
Atlanta Underground Film Festival: 17th September 2021 - Best Documentary
Fresh Coast Film Festival: 16th October 2021 - Best Feature Film
International Social Change Film Festival: 28th October 2021 - Official Selection
Slamdance Film Festival: 28th January 2022 - Audience Award
Beloit International Film Festival: 26th February 2022 - Official Selection
Athens Film & Video Festival: 1st April 2022 - Official Selection
Capital City Film Festival: 16th April 2022 - Official Selection
Freep Film Festival: 30th April 2022 - Official Selection
Richmond International Film Festival: 11th June 2022 - Official Selection
Dances With Films: 12th June 2022 - Official Selection
Next Generation Indie Film Awards: 18th June 2022 - Best Documentary Feature nominee
Soo Film Festival: 14th - 18th September 2022 - Joint winner of the Best Documentary Feature Audience Award
Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival: 23rd September 2022 - Official Selection
Digital Release Date: 16th March 2026
Director: Patrick Longstreth
Cast: Jazmine Faries, Chad Faries, Kate German, Greg Banks, Holly Harvey, Patrick Longstreth, Anne Longstreth
Credit: Mojo Global Arts
Genre: Documentary
Running Time: 90 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast
Watch via Apple TV+: Here.
Watch via YouTube: Here.
Watch via Prime Video: Here.
Watch via Prime Video UK: Here.
Website: Here.
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @ironfamilyfilm
Watch the conversation with Patrick Longstreth: HERE!
Patrick Longstreth
Patrick Longstreth
Writer, Director, Animator, Artist
Patrick Longstreth has a passion for storytelling that shines a light on unsung heroes. Pat's most recent short film, The Day That Shook Georgia, was a recipient of the 2023 Better Angels Lavine Fellowship as part of the Library of Congress Lavine / Ken Burns Prize for Film, was broadcast nationally on PBS's REEL SOUTH, and received a Southeast Regional Emmy for long-form historical documentary. He earned two Suncoast Regional Emmys for long-form directing and editing on The Life of Bill Baggs, a biography about a little-known newspaper editor who changed the course of history in the 1960’s. With his wife (and producing partner), Anne Longstreth, Pat recently launched the Hindsight Film Festival, America's first major film festival for historical documentaries, based in Savannah, GA.
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Linkedin: Here.
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @patlongstreth
YouTube: Here.
Vimeo: Here.
Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang
Hindsight Film Festival
Documentary Film Festival
America’s first major film festival focused exclusively on historical documentaries has arrived. Join us in Savannah for an exploration of our shared past from fresh perspectives.
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Instagram: @hindsightfilmfestival
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Readymade VFX
Readymade VFX
Production Studio
Visual effects for feature films, television, and corporate communication. Based in Savannah, GA since 2018.
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*(Music)
'The Big Payback' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020