KSMU’s Michele Skalicky talks with Art Hains about the documentary Voice Unbroken, which tells the story of his life, and with Dena Hildebrand, the film’s director and producer.
Dena, how did the idea for this documentary come about?
Hildebrand: I actually was having a screening here at the Moxie in Springfield. It’s over a year ago. And Art and his wife Lisa attended with our good friends Patty and Tim Swan. And it was my nephew, Ross Murray that said, ‘you know, for your next documentary,’ everybody’s always giving me great ideas, but I know it when I hear it. And we had gone to dinner before, and it didn’t even cross my mind until my nephew said, ‘you know, he would be a great story.’ And then I’m like, ‘oh my gosh.’ So it was right in front of me the entire time. And it wasn’t until after he mentioned it that I’m like, ‘yes, and we have to do this now since he’s going to retire.’…