{"id":2737,"date":"2015-04-03T04:32:46","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T04:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2015\/04\/03\/letters-home-to-hero-street-official-selection-at-cedar-rapids-independent-film-festival\/"},"modified":"2015-04-03T04:32:46","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T04:32:46","slug":"letters-home-to-hero-street-official-selection-at-cedar-rapids-independent-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/letters-home-to-hero-street-official-selection-at-cedar-rapids-independent-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;\u0080\u009cLetters Home to Hero Street&#8221;\u0080\u009d Official Selection at Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Letters Home to Hero Street, a documentary by Fourth Wall Films and WQPT-PBS, is an Official Selection at the 2015 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival. \u00a0The film will screen on the opening night of the festival, Friday April 17th, at 7:25 p.m. and again on Saturday, April 18th at 7:12 p.m. at the Collins Road Theatres, 1462 Twixt Town Road, Marion, Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 1.3em;\">The 30-minute documentary is in competition with four other films in the professional documentary category.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"holaa-2530239491\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles-2\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/whats-on\/series\/summerarts\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"HI-SummerSeries-300&#215;250-SP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HI-SummerSeries-300x250-SP.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 1.3em;\">&#8220;We are very pleased that this special film that tells just a part of Frank Sandoval&#8217;\u0080\u0099s story captured the attention of the film festival judges,&#8221;\u0080\u009d said producer Tammy Rundle. \u00a0&#8220;\u0080\u009cIt is an honor to be selected and to have that recognition for Frank&#8217;\u0080\u0099s family and the other seven heroes of Hero Street, USA in Silvis, Illinois.&#8221;\u0080\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 1.3em;\">Letters Home to Hero Street focuses on a young Mexican-American veteran&#8217;s personal view of World War II as told through the letters sent home to his family in Silvis, Illinois. \u00a0He becomes one of eight veterans of WWII and the Korean War killed in combat from the same block-and-a half-long neighborhood now called Hero Street, USA\u00e2\u0080\u0094more than any other street in America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 1.3em;\">The film was produced by award-winning filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle and Lora Adams. \u00a0It stars Eric Juarez, Maya Chavez, Cindy Ramos and Josh Wielenga. WQPT&#8217;\u0080\u0099s Chris Ryder was the cinematographer on the project. \u00a0Letters Home to Hero Street received a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 1.3em;\">A number of the cast and crew will attend the film festival. \u00a0An award ceremony will take place at the end of the festival on Saturday evening, April 18th at 9 p.m.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"holaa-922037472\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/hhs.iowa.gov\/health-prevention\/diabetes-prevention-management\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Diabetes Spanish 300&#215;250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Diabetes-Spanish-300x250-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; 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