Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Equine Program Director, Ken McClellan astride Ioway Chief in a scene from “Lost Nation: The Ioway 2.”

Indie film “LOST NATION: THE IOWAY” directed by Kelly Rundle is the winner of the Best Feature-Length Documentary of the 2013 Iowa Independent Film Festival. “LOST NATION: THE IOWAY” tells the nearly forgotten story of the Ioway Indians, and their impact on American history, CAROL TILLEY: COMIC BOOK CRUSADER received the award for Best Short Documentary, and THE RIGHT REGRETS won the award for Best Short Feature

2013 AWARD WINNERS

Excellence In Craft Award: Judd Nelson
Lifetime Achievement Award: Ralph Senensky
Best Short Feature: THE RIGHT REGRETS
Best Feature-Length Documentary: LOST NATION: THE IOWAY 2
Best Short Documentary: CAROL TILLEY: COMIC BOOK CRUSADER 
Best Student Film: THE ROAD BACK|
Orson Welles Award for Innovative Filmmaking: Scott Thompson
Karen Black Award for Excellence in Independent Film: Thomas Zoeschg 
Best Performance “SINCERELY”: Mariko Van Kampen
Seventy-Six Trombones Award: Joel Everist

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