‘Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern’

In the spring of 1990 documentary filmmakers Jeanne Jordan and her husband, Steven Ascher, learned that this might be the final year of farming for her parents. Russel and Mary Jane Jordan (both pictured, circa 1941), and became determined to film this pivotal time in their lives. The result is a film as beautiful as it is heartbreaking, suspenseful and finally affirming. Much to the surprise of their six children, the Jordans came up with a bold plan to save their land, including the ancestral Victorian farmhouse. “Troublesome Creek” keeps us on edge, hoping that their gamble pays off (KCET Monday at 9 p.m.).