“A triumph!” — Peter Hedges,  author/screenwriter of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"

“So inspirational…” — Pamela Wallace, Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Witness”

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SUMMARY

"The Immortal Lincoln: A story of loss, struggle and driving until the wheels come off" is a documentary short (23 mins) that focuses on what happened to one man who lost his fourth-generation family business and the role Ford factory workers played in keeping him focused on moving forward instead of dwelling on the past. This film was inspired by a news story in The Detroit Free Press that was widely distributed on the USA Today Network about Douglas Burns of Carroll, Iowa. It's a powerful narrative that touches on depression and finding the strength to go on. 

Link to original story, which ran in newspapers all over the U.S.: https://phoebewallhoward.substack.com/p/putting-miles-on-a-2013-lincoln-mks


 

COMMUNITY SCREENINGS

Nov. 9: Carnegie Museum, 1115 Sixth St., Port Huron, MI, on Monday at 6 p.m.

Nov. 10: Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI, on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

Nov. 12: The Henry Ford museum, 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn MI, on Thursday doors at 6:30p.m. Event begins at 7:00p.m. 

Dec. 4: Iowa Farmers Union summit, Meskwaki Convention Center, 1504-305th St., Tama, IA, on Friday at 6:45 p.m.

Feb. 2: Grosse Pointe Public Library, 10 Kercheval Ave., Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m

For information, please email phoebe@phoebehoward.com 

 

INTERVIEW SUBJECTS

Douglas Burns, publisher of Iowa Mercury and The Times of Ankeny

Marvin Jones, Chicago Assembly worker 

Douglas Matlock, Chicago Assembly worker

Jim Farley, CEO of Ford Motor Co.

Bill Ford, board chair of Ford Motor Co., great-grandson of founder Henry Ford

Dr. Lindsay Bornheimer, associate professor of psychiatry and social work, University of Michigan

Art Cullen, Pulitzer Prize winner and co-owner of Storm Lake Times Pilot

Lorena López, editor and publisher of La Prensa Iowa

Dr. Bob Leonard, publisher of Deep Midwest: Politics and Culture

Note: This is an independent  film. Ford Motor Co. was not involved in the production, editing or financing .
 

CREDITS

C. John Anter, director/cinematographer

Heidi Kraus, editor/producer

Jason Walsmith, music/art director

Phoebe Wall Howard, executive producer