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Silvis Public Library Presents:Hero Street Documentary Film Series

Silvis Public Library Presents:Hero Street Documentary Film Series

Join us for Emmy-winning Hero Street documentaries in Silvis, IL. This small block, settled by Mexican-American immigrants in 1929, lost eight young men in WW II and the Korean War—the most in the U.S., producing over 100 service members.

The Emmy-winning filmmakers of Fourth Wall Films will be showing their entire film collection in their Hero Street documentary series. Only a block and a half long, Second Street in Silvis, Illinois, lost six young men in World War II and two in the Korean War, more than any other street in America. Hero Street, as it is now known, has provided over 100 service members since Mexican-American immigrants settled there in 1929. The five films include Letters to Hero Street, Riding the Rails to Hero Street, A Bridge to Far from Hero Street, An Infantryman from Hero Street, and The Last to Fall from Hero Street.

The filmmakers, Kelly and Tammy Rundle, will also be on hand for Q&A sessions!

Sponsored by Schroder Mortuary in Silvis.

McGehee Center/Schadt Park
12:00 PM - 04:00 PM on Sat, 14 Dec 2024

Event Supported By

Silvis Public Library
309-755-3393
admin@silvislibrary.org
McGehee Center/Schadt Park
1043 4 Ave
Silvis, Illinois 61282
309-755-3393
admin@silvislibrary.org