Directed by E. J. Vaughn • Documentary • 1982 • 60 minutes

Part of the acclaimed Middletown series.

As Muncie Central and Anderson High prepare to meet for the annual basketball game, a game charged with the spirit of long-established rivalry, THE BIG GAME examines what this competition, and th...

Directed by Tom Cohen • Documentary • 1982 • 90 minutes

Part of the acclaimed Middletown series.

Howie Snyder is an archetype: a retired Marine colonel in his mid 40s, he is an American entrepreneur struggling to make his business succeed.

Howie's Shakey's Pizza franchise in Muncie, Indiana em...

Directed by Joel DeMott and Jeff Kreines • Documentary • 1982 • 120 minutes

Part of the acclaimed Middletown series.

In their final year at Muncie's Southside High School, a group of seniors hurtles toward maturity with a combination of joy, despair, and an aggravated sense of urgency. They are...

Directed by Tom Cohen • Documentary • 1982 • 90 minutes

Part of the acclaimed Middletown series.

Focusing on a mayoral race in Muncie, Indiana, THE CAMPAIGN follows closely the personalities, strategies, and pressures of an American political contest. In particular, it examines the sharply cont...

Directed by Richard Leacock and Marisa Silver • Documentary • 1982 • 60 minutes

Part of the acclaimed Middletown series.

COMMUNITY OF PRAISE examines faith at work in the lives of a family. Their fundamentalist beliefs shape their encounters with the emergencies and the ordinary problems of dai...

Directed by Peter Davis and John Lindley • Documentary • 1982 • 60 minutes

Part of the acclaimed Middletown series.

Focusing on the wedding arrangements of David and Elaine, each of whom is a divorcee, SECOND TIME AROUND presents the complexities of contemporary marriage in the United States.

A short clip of Peter Davis discussing Middletown.