4 “Hero Street” films screen Sept. 27 in Silvis


Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films will present their Emmy® nominated “Hero Street” Documentary Film Series as an ENCORE celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Silvis Public Library. 

The Emmy® Award-winning filmmakers will screen four parts from their documentary series on Saturday, September 27th, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. at the McGehee Center, Schadt Park, 1043-4th Avenue, Silvis. A Q&A with the Rundles will take place during the event. Sponsored by Royal Neighbors Chapter 20167.

NOTE: "The Last to Fall from Hero Street: John Munos' Story" will not be shown. It will premiere on November 8th, 2025 on the Putnam Museum's Giant Screen in Davenport, Iowa. More details coming soon.

      

Only a block and a half long, Second Street in Silvis, Illinois lost six young men in World War II and two in the Korean War, more than any other street in America. Hero Street, as it is now known, has provided over 150 service members since Mexican-American immigrants settled there in 1929.

“Hero Street,” a multi-part documentary series by Fourth Wall Films, explores the compelling true story of eight Mexican-American heroes from Hero Street, USA in Silvis, Illinois: Tony Pompa, Frank Sandoval, William Sandoval, Claro Solis, Peter Masias, Joseph Sandoval, Joseph Gomez and John S. Muños.

The program will feature “Riding the Rails to Hero Street” (Pt. 1), “Letters Home to Hero Street: Frank Sandoval’s Story (Pt. 2), “A Bridge too Far from Hero Street: William Sandoval’s Story” (Pt. 3), and “An Infantryman from Hero Street: Joseph Sandoval’s Story” (Pt. 4). Each film is 27-minutes long.

The Rundle’s newest film in the series, “The Last to Fall from Hero Street: John Muños Story”, will be premiere at the Putnam on November 8th. 

“A World Away from Hero Street: Joseph Gomez’s Story” is slated for release in the fall of 2026.

“[The Rundles’] beautiful Hero Street series will be a monumental, lasting legacy to ensure that current and future generations will be sure to recognize and salute the selfless patriotism of these families, showing an inspiring example to us all,” wrote Jonathan Turner, former entertainment reporter for the Dispatch and QuadCities.com.

The “Hero Street” Documentary Film Series was funded in part by grants from The Ontiveros Family Endowed Fund, Quad Cities Community Foundation;  The Marc & Virginia Wilson Family Fund, Community Foundation of Northern Colorado; the Illinois Humanities, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Illinois General Assembly; through the Arts Dollars re-granting program supported by The Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency, The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation, the Quad Cities Community Foundation - Isabel Bloom Art Education Endowment; the Moline Foundation; the Regional Development Authority; and the Mexican American Veterans Association - Hero Street USA Chapter IV.

Fourth Wall Films is an award-winning and five-time Emmy® winning independent film and video production company formerly located in Los Angeles, now based in Moline, Illinois. For more information visit HeroStreetMovie.com.

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