3 Films by ICC Alumni | Made in Peoria

1 College Drive,East Peoria IL 61635

28 April, 2023

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Three films by three filmmakers in one night in Peoria, Illinois. First, Moving Through the Day, a summer stroll at Peoria’s beloved Donovan Park (5 min). Then, A Moment Is Enough, a poignant look at a poet’s search for love and God; a prelude of Poet in a Modern World (15 min). Finally, Space Prairie, a big-hearted frolicking adventure harkening to classics with a splash of sci-fi (120 min). John Voss, William Jacobs, and Wes Brooks invite you to see, support, and enjoy a special corner of Midwestern filmmaking totaling up to fifteen years of combined work on Friday, April 28th, at 7:00 P.M. in the Lecture-Recital Hall 127F of Illinois Central College in East Peoria, where much of their collaborative bond began. Pricing General admission is $15. Bring your family or a group of friends, and tickets are $8 for each person in your family or group. Tickets for kids 12 and under are $5. The films are fit for any audience. Explore more https://linktr.ee/3filmsinpeoria Article Jacobs, Brooks, and Voss had attended ICC for several years while working on their movies. "It was a precious time," recalls Brooks, who attended the college with Jacobs from 2015 through 2020. "I met Will on campus and followed him around, hoping he'd like my work as I marveled at his. We have enjoyed a collaborative bond since those early days of cranking out coursework while fighting those battles to stay creative. It'll be a treat to showcase our corner of regional filmmaking at the place where so much of it began for us. A lot has happened in the world since we graduated in 2020, so I hope Peorians latch onto the kind of lyrical storytelling that we hope will be life-giving to moviegoers in April." "The Heartland needs a voice," says Jacobs. "What audiences will see at this screening is a glimpse of what is possible when filmmakers remain creating in the Midwest, untrammeled by politics and groveling studio executives. We are offering what Hollywood isn't—beauty and heart. These three films are made by ordinary people who care for and love ordinary things. Building alternatives is no easy feat and so we hope that our projects receive the necessary support for the continuation of beautiful cinema made in Peoria." Brooks began writing Space Prairie when he was sixteen, two summers before filming and starting college. "After years of health issues as a child, I began to heal as a teenager and wanted Space Prairie to be a joyride for us, a production journey that felt like a Sunday afternoon drive in a roofless car—a gleeful breeze blowing through us beneath puffy, sunbaked clouds. Alongside the enormously absurd effort we put in, that’s exactly what it was: a gift of healing and creative fulfillment for us." "Peoria is my home," reflects Voss. "I’ve continued to find myself and so much beauty in it, primarily in its landscapes and its people. Moving Through the Day features my beautiful girlfriend, Taylor, spending a day in Peoria’s picturesque Donovan Park. I believe films are a place where modern myth flourishes. We’re all figuring out how to navigate reality with everything we do, including art. Over time, by using film to express myself through inspired images, I’ve further understood who I am and things I’m processing or ‘moving through.’ You could say that Moving Through the Day is a confrontation with the passing of the day and an expression of my love for a couple of things that I find a home in."