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St. Louis on the Air
2:18 pm
Thu November 15, 2012

New Films Document Devastation, Hope In Aftermath Of Joplin Tornado

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An American flag blows in the wind, attached to a downed limb, near a home that has been destroyed in Joplin, Missouri on May 23, 2011. A massive tornado hit the small southwestern Missouri town on May 22, 2011.
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A scene from "Deadline in Disaster"
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A scene from "Heartland: A Portrait of Survival"
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The EF-5 tornado in Joplin, Missouri in May 2011 killed 161 people and a left city and its residents devastated.

Two filmmakers - Beth Pike and Erica Tremblay - have created films documenting the disaster, the fallout, and what they call a “remarkable recovery.”

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St. Louis on the Air
4:57 pm
Tue November 13, 2012

Envisioning Home: Film Details History Of Public Housing In St. Louis

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Daniel Blake Smith and Richard Baron talk outside the former Pruitt-Igoe public housing project
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Richard Baron and Jean King are interviewed outside the former Pruitt-Igoe public housing site
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Jean King and Richard Baron first met in 1968, when the two joined forces to protest conditions and rent hikes in St. Louis public housing.

Together, they earned a reputation as “imaginative leaders” and community advocates, attracting the attention of author/filmmaker Daniel Blake Smith.

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Cityscape
4:56 pm
Fri November 9, 2012

Between Two Rivers: Cairo, Illinois

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One of the films at this month’s St. Louis International Film Festival is about the history of Cairo, Illinois, the southernmost town in the state.

Host Steve Potter talks with co-directors and filmmakers Nick Jordan and Jacob Cartwright of “Between Two Rivers.”  Potter is also joined by Stace England, the lead singer of Stace England and the Salt Kings.

England calls Cairo the most fascinating town in America, and a few years ago, came out with a CD highlighting the town.  

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