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The Iowa Idea: Andrew Sherburne
“It’s all about trust and relationships.”
In this episode of The Iowa Idea Podcast, I’m joined by Andrew Sherburne. Andrew is co-founder and Executive Director of FilmScene, Iowa City’s nonprofit cinema and a producer/director at Northland Films. His most recent film, Saving Brinton, was named one of “the Best Movies of 2018” (Washington Post). Andrew’s filmography includes Gold Fever (2013), which earned the 2013 International Federation for Human Rights Film Award, Forgotten Miracle (2010) and Pond Hockey (2008). His films have played at over 80 festivals in 43 countries. He is currently at work on two features, Hockeyland, a coming of age doc in Minnesota’s north country, and The Workshop, a portrait of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
We dig into Andrew’s journey as a film maker and community arts leader. We explore his connection to Minnesota and hockey as a rich area for human stories. Andrew shares the focus of Hockeyland and his observational verité style of filmmaking. Andrew shares how Saving Brinton came to be and how the framing of the story changed after meeting Mike Zahs. We talk about the importance of collaboration and community arts and the success of the Strengthen, Grow, Evolve campaign and why Iowa City is the “Greatest Small City for the Arts.” I appreciated Andrew’s perspective regarding and ongoing dedication to improving the arts community, saying “It’s a process and commitment to always improving what we’re doing here.”
As a fan of film, hockey, community, collaboration, Minneapolis, and Iowa City, it was a treat sitting down with Andrew. It was a pleasure having Andrew join me on the podcast. I hope you enjoy the episode.
About Andrew
Andrew Sherburne is co-founder and Executive Director of FilmScene, Iowa City’s nonprofit cinema and a producer/director at Northland Films. His most recent film Saving Brinton, premiered at AFI Docs, aired nationwide on PBS through America Reframed and was named one of “the Best Movies of 2018” (Washington Post). His filmography includes Gold Fever (2013), which was awarded the 2013 International Federation for Human Rights Film Award, Forgotten Miracle (2010) and Pond Hockey (2008) and his films have played at over 80 festivals in 43 countries. Andrew is a member of the Documentary Producers Alliance, has served as an adjunct lecturer on film at the University of Iowa and Grinnell College, and was named to both DOC NYC and Corridor Business Journal’s “40 under 40” lists in 2018. He is currently at work on two features, Hockeyland, a coming-of-age doc in Minnesota’s north country, and The Workshop, a patient portrait of the prestigious Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
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Episode produced by Spark Consulting Group (www.inspiredbyspark.com) in Iowa City, with support from Executive Podcast Solutions (https://www.executivepodcastsolutions.com/).
The Iowa Idea Podcast theme music written and performed by Paisley Bible (https://paisleybible.bandcamp.com/).