EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., July 20 -- Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville issued the following news release:
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvillealumnaCarson Crow willscreenher documentary about her late motherat the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase on July 26. The 25-minute film, which chronicles her mother Robin Cecilia Wheat's cancer diagnosis and lifelong devotion to Edwardsville, draws on interviews, family footage and historical records spanning generations.
Crow, a video editor at the St. Louis-based companySplycehouse, began filming in August 2025 after her mother agreed to share her story. The documentary weaves together personal and family history-including a difficult chapter involving financial hardship-while centering on Whe...