Queens Council Member James Gennaro and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams joined students and faculty at John Bowne High School in Flushing on Nov. 20 to
Seven percent of Americans think chocolate milk comes from brown cows. If that sounds like a joke, it s not. And if it sounds like a dig at stupid people, it s not that either. The disconnect between modern Americans and their food is at a terrifying level, because the political and social consequences are part of what has caused such astonishing and devastating division between rural and urban America. So if
Silo feels like an educational drama, that s because it is and with good reason and double intention.
It s a small disaster movie, built around the terrifying risks caused by grain engulfment. Remember how films in the 1970s taught everyone that quicksand was a leading cause of death? Grain engulfment is the real deal, killing people every year. Basically, it s when someone is in one of those giant grain silos, the grain beneath them shifts, and it just swallows them up. It s a horrifying way to die, and one summed up by a raw sense of powerlessness. The person swallowed up,
Sukup Manufacturing plays key role in new movie
During the production of Silo , the Sheffield-based grain bin manufacturer helped design sets for the movie, which will be released in theaters, streaming and DVD/Blu-Ray on Friday
Posted: May 5, 2021 1:33 AM
Updated: May 5, 2021 7:05 AM
Posted By: Alex Jirgens
SHEFFIELD, Iowa - A production featuring a North Iowa grain bin manufacturer is hitting the big screen.
Inspired by true events, Silo depicts a teenager getting trapped inside of a grain bin in American farm town. Much of the movie was filmed inside two airplane hangars at the Mason City Airport, where two Sukup bins were set up. In addition, some scenes were shot just outside Dougherty, and in Kentucky. Also, Clear Lake firefighters and EMTs were on hand during filming.