Cedar Rapids hosts film fest with the spotlight on Iowa

All 65 movies being featured in this week's Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival have some sort of Iowa connection, which fest director Eric Dean Freese says has been a hallmark of the event since it began. "We recognize and celebrate that there are Iowa-connected people working in the film industry worldwide," Freese says. "Whether someone [...] Source: https://www.radioiowa.com/2026/04/08/cedar-rapids-hosts-film-fest-with-the-spotlight-on-iowa/