Robert Maharry has supported filmmaking in Marshalltown for a long time, especially the efforts of Bella Luna and the productions of Jude Rawlins.

But perhaps Bella Luna should change its name to Coming Attractions. Roughly six productions in the can, with financial support pouring from Nancy Adams, Robert and Linda Moore, and others, the films are mainly unseen by the general public because bookings are on a single engagement in niche theaters. Bella Luna films are not available on streaming or cable.

I am grateful to Robert Moore for producing my play on Jean Seberg last year in Marshalltown. I was a reporter for two Hollywood labor guilds for two decades and covered the New York Film Festival, HBO, Sundance and Resfest festivals for DGA Magazine and the International Documentary Association.

I have offered Moore distribution for the films with companies who book films for the college and festival circuit, but Bella Luna prefers to operate in a vacuum in today’s interconnected global film distribution industry.

Meanwhile, Rawlins talks about awards he receives with icon dead directors attached. I have never heard of these awards. And Robert, what is a curated film showing in a film festival in India?