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Cast & Crew
Monteith Mccollum
Milford Beeghly
Doctor Itarmon
Beverly Beeghly
Bonnie Nigro
Alice Beeghly
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The story of filmmaker Monteith McCollum's grandfather Milford Beeghly. One of the first farmers to experiment with genetically engineered corn, the 100-year-old Beeghly's obsession began in the 1930s-and continues to this day. A meditation on the Midwest, the film delves deep into one family's complex relationships with an eccentric, alienated man who has no capacity for communication, but who finds complete solace in Iowa's rustling cornfields. An unusual portrait of an iconoclastic loner who became, quite literally, outstanding in his field.
Director
Monteith Mccollum
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2002 Independent Spirit Awards DirectTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award (Monteith McCollum).
Winner of the award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2001 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival.
Winner of the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature at the 2001 Slamdance Film Festival.
Winner of the Original Vision Award at the 2001 Newport International Film Festival.
Released in United States April 25, 2006
Released in United States on DVD April 25, 2006
Released in United States Summer August 2000
Shown at Florida Film Festival June 8-17, 2001.
Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 23 - April 8, 2001.
Shown at Newport International Film Festival June 5-10, 2001.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentaries: Truth With an Attitude) May 24 - June 17, 2001.
Shown at Slamdance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 20-27, 2001.
Shown at the Mill Valley Film Festival in Mill Valley, California October 5-15, 2000.
16mm
b&w
Being platformed released in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Dallas (August, 2002), before being released wide.
Released in United States April 25, 2006
Released in United States on DVD April 25, 2006
Released in United States Summer August 2000
