A Little Salsa on the Prairie: Writing and Marketing Assistant for Documentary Film
I received a screenwriting credit for the 2006 documentary film, A Little Salsa on the Prairie. Directors Jody Swilky and Kent Newman tracked the remarkable change of a small town in central Iowa after a wave of Latin American immigrants came to work in the local meatpacking plant. From the film's website:
“The 55-minute film explores the significant change that began in Perry in the early 1990s when the complexion of a once predominantly white community shifted dramatically. An influx of Latino workers and their families came from as far away as Texas, California, Mexico and Central America to work at the local meat packing plant. Perry’s Latino population increased from 47 in 1990 to 1,873 in 2000, accounting for 24.5 percent of the total population.”
After the film wrapped production, I assisted with the marketing and publicity efforts, promoting viewings and Q&A sessions around the Des Moines area.