At Issue with Mark Welp featuring Elmwood Filmmaker Tiffany Thomas
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By Mark Welp
September 2, 2026
This announcement was originally published on August 26 by WTVP Public Media for Central Illinois.
Mark Welp talks with Elmwood filmmaker and Illinois Humanities Foreground Rural Initiative Western Hub member Tiffany Thomas about turning Central Illinois history into compelling documentaries. Thomas discusses the research behind her Prairie Tales films, the people and industries that shaped Peoria County, and her latest project, Over a Barrel, exploring the region’s past and the stories still waiting to be told.
The Over a Barrel documentary played to a sold out crowd at the Peoria Riverfront Museum Theater on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
Q&A after the premiere of Over a Barrel at the Peoria Riverfront Museum Theater
Audience settling in for the premiere of Over a Barrel
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