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Projects
In his hardest physical challenge to date, the complex, dedicated, and irreverent activist Richard Propes fights for the very tour that saved his own life.
Can Richard raise a million dollars to offset $155 million in Indiana medical debt when he's never raised more than $20,000?
World Premiere – Heartland Independent Film Festival – October 11, 2025
CLESSIE CUMMINS: HOOSIER INVENTOR Clessie Cummins: Hoosier Inventor details the life of a Hoosier farm boy with a knack for innovation. The father of the American diesel truck engine, Cummins combined elbow grease, a keen mind, and rural pragmaticism to co-found Cummins, Inc.–a Fortune 500 international diesel and alternative fuel engines company headquartered in Columbus, Indiana
BEST DAYS AHEAD: The restoration of the Mitchell Opera House was celebrated with a film project (later aired on PBS).
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ONCE UPON A DISNEY: An analytical yet fun-loving look at Disney narrative filmography from the 20th Century–and beyond!
PARADISE RECOVERED: The point on the ideological spectrum where far-left bohemians and right-wing fundamentalists meet is a health food store.
“More than anything else, PARADISE RECOVERED turns out to prove that religious and spiritual people can peacefully co-exist with atheists, agnostics and everyone else as long as there is an open and intelligent discourse. In other words, listening and understanding is significantly more important than attempting to convert others to your beliefs.” - Don Simpson, Critic SmellsLikeScreenSpirit.com
“...PARADISE RECOVERED is an emotionally resonant, intellectually satisfying and amazingly respectful film in which characters to the right and to the left are treated without an ounce of judgment or condescension to be found.”
- Richard Propes, The Independent Critic
“PARADISE RECOVERED is part cult survivor tale and part romantic comedy; it's a juxtaposition that makes for a film experience that's touching but not brutal.”
- Jenny Elig, The Indianapolis Star
(2010 Austin Film Festival) “Top Five Films To See: Blue Valentine, The Company Men, Paradise Recovered, 127 Hours, and Black Swan.” - The Daily Texan
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BECKY’S PLACE – ARCHDIOCESE OF INDIANAPOLIS: A series outlining the work and mission of Becky’s Place Women’s Shelter.
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ROI READY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE AWARD: The collaboration of three school districts to focus on K-Career alignment in the Indiana Uplands.