The Mennonite Federation2012

A mysterious, amusing, semi-nostalgic ramble through a small town in Iowa gives way to what may be the U.S.S. Enterprise indulging in a bit of time travel. Dialogue contrasts the pleasures of the simple life with its hardships and the mere act of looking at a patch of mums is complicated by the addition of a loupe that both blurs and sharply focuses each flower. This short film by Lori Felker and Robert Todd captures two seemingly contradictory pieces of Americana and fuses them into a strange and wonderful memory piece. - Marilyn Ferdinand