Iron Family

DIR: Patrick Longstreth
PRODS: Patrick Longstreth, Anne Longstreth, Chad Faries
FEATURING: Jazmine Faries, Chad Faries, Kate German

Jazmine Faries, a 32-year old woman with Down syndrome, is obsessed with soap operas, Barbie dolls, and Matthew McConaughey. For the past 5 summers, her family has performed her original stageplays in Iron River, a small former mining town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Family bonds are strengthened and put to the test by the mishaps and chaos of coordinating a production with limited resources. Along the way we see Jazmine’s personal struggle for independence, her yearning for a romantic partner, and how a single spark of creativity can spread joy throughout a community.