Jefftowne

{{short description|1997 film directed by Daniel Kraus}}

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| name = Jefftowne

| image = File:Jefftowne (1997) DVD cover.jpg

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| caption = DVD cover

| director = Daniel Kraus

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| cinematography = Daniel Kraus

| editing = Daniel Kraus

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| distributor = Troma Entertainment

| released = {{Film date|1997|09|08|Iowa City}}

| runtime = 59 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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Jefftowne is a 1997 American documentary film shot, directed and edited by Daniel Kraus, and distributed by Troma Entertainment.{{Cite web |title=Guide to the Daniel Kraus Papers, 1987-2016, SC.2020.01 |url=https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt:US-PPiU-SC202001/viewer |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=digital.library.pitt.edu}} It chronicles the life of Jeff Towne, a 40-year-old Iowa City resident who has Down syndrome, obesity, alcoholism, and circulation problems. The film opened at the Bijou Theater in Iowa City on September 8, 1997,{{cite news|last=Ulstad|first=Larissa E.|date=September 11, 1997|title=UI student's film draws mixed reviews|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/iowa-city-press-citizen-jefftowne-1/107686989/|page=2A|access-date=January 11, 2024}} and later screened at the Chicago Underground Film Festival in 1998.{{cite magazine|date=1998|last=Pride|first=Ray|title=Festival Roundup {{!}} Chicago Underground Film Festival|url=https://www.filmmakermagazine.com/archives/issues/fall1998/fests/chicago.php|magazine=Filmmaker|issn=1063-8954}}{{Cite web |last=Koziarski |first=Ed M. |date=2010-05-13 |title=Three Works About Work |url=https://chicagoreader.com/film/three-works-about-work/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Chicago Reader |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Filmmaker Bios |url=http://www.theclosershegets.com/Bios.html |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=www.theclosershegets.com}}