Letters Home to Hero Street
'Letters Home to Hero Street' tells the story of a young Mexican-American man's personal view of World War II as told through letters he sent home to his family on 2nd Street in Silvis, Illinois. He becomes one of eight veterans of WWII and the Korean War killed in combat from the same block-and-a-half long neighborhood now called Hero Street, USA---more than any other street in America. This new Emmy-nominated documentary film was produced by WQPT-PBS and Fourth Wall Films and was funded in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.
- Runtime
- 25m
- Released
- 2015
Details
Release year: 2015
Storyline
'Letters Home to Hero Street' tells the story of a young Mexican-American man's personal view of World War II as told through letters he sent home to his family on 2nd Street in Silvis, Illinois. He becomes one of eight veterans of WWII and the Korean War killed in combat from the same block-and-a-half long neighborhood now called Hero Street, USA---more than any other street in America. This new Emmy-nominated documentary film was produced by WQPT-PBS and Fourth Wall Films and was funded in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.
Top credits
- Maya Chavez — Sis
- Eric Juarez — Frank Sandoval
- Cindy Ramos — Mother
- Josh Wielenga — Messenger