Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern

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{{Infobox film

| name = Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern

| director = Steven Ascher
Jeanne Jordan

| writer = Jeanne Jordan
Steven Ascher

| cinematography = Steven Ascher

| editing = Jeanne Jordan

| music = Sheldon Mirowitz

| released = {{Film date|1995}}

| runtime = 88 minutes

| studio = West City Films

| distributor = Artistic License Films

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern is a 1995 documentary by filmmakers Jeanne Jordan and Steven Ascher. The film explores the family farm crisis through the story of Jordan's own family, as they take extraordinary measures to save their Iowa farm.

The film received the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for best documentary at the Sundance Film Festival, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, among many other awards.{{cite web |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/135858/Troublesome-Creek-A-Midwestern/details |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521140141/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/135858/Troublesome-Creek-A-Midwestern/details |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-05-21 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2011 |title=NY Times: Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern |accessdate=2008-11-21}}