Leaving Iowa
The spark behind Leaving Iowa comes from being children of parents from the now dubbed "greatest generation." The story is a toast to their idealism and character and a little roast of their undying dedication to the classic family road trip. More specifically, it is the story of Don Browning, a middle-aged writer, who returns home and decides to finally take his father's ashes to his childhood home, as requested. But when Don discovers Grandma's house is now a grocery store, he begins traveling across Iowa searching for a proper resting place for his father. This father-and-son road trip shifts smoothly from the present to Don's memories of the annual, torturous vacations of his childhood. Don's existential journey leads him to reconcile his past and present at the center of the United States. Leaving Iowa is a postcard to anyone who has ever found himself or herself driving alone on a road, revisiting fond memories of his or her youth.
Cast & Crew
Dad:
Mom: Don: Sis: Grandma: Grandpa: Cart Chaser: Shopping Lady: Joe Hoefingers: Uncle Phil: Aunt Phyllis: Jack Singer: Amish Guy: Amish Gal: Lieutenant Dan: Museum Assistant: Jamie: Fred: Hotel Clerk: Old Lady: Wayne: Jessie: Bob: Judy: Fruit Cart Guy: Fruit Buyers, Shoppers, Diners: Lights: Director: |
Jesse Harvey
Jaelyn Riemenschnider Tanner Korynta Elle Ploeger Lilly McCoy Conner Beelner Adin Verschoor Vanessa Ramirez Joseph Groetken Emerson Pratt Chloe Peschau Brady Hirschman Josh Harvey Paige Bobolz Marshall Benson Kennedi Vondrak Serenity Rex Vincent Koelling Lilly McCoy Jaycie Vondrak Braeden Burke Lea Hodgins Jake Utesch Avery Schroeder Zak Korynta Lilly McCoy Vanessa Ramirez Vanessa Rothstein Jo Gooley Jessen Lammers Benji Cotter |