Tom Desch

Tom Desch grew in a small Midwest town where the adjacent parcel of land was a
cornfield. Spending his youth on the line between development and open space had an
impact on Desch, and much of his work relates to people and their relationship to their
environment in some way. His most recent project, WALKABLE USA follows the work of
noted planner and walkable city advocate Jeff Speck as he partners with Hammond,
Indiana to try to turn around the city’s struggling Downtown. His film AN AMERICAN
HOME paralleled the stories of an Early Frank Lloyd Wright design and the city of
Kankakee, Illinois where the house is located. He’s partnered with filmmakers Patricia
Wisniewski, Brian Kallies, Rana Segal, Jeff Manes, Lee Botts, and Jeff Manes to
produce films for Lakeshore Public Television in Indiana. When not making
documentaries, Tom works as a producer/shooter/editor for hire.