Special Showing

One of my favorite things about my small town is the local movie theater. It's an old one screen movie house from 1919 that was bought by the town and restored. They show recent movies each week, but every once in a while they have special events. I've attended them before, in fact, I try to attend every single one I can! Not just to see whatever they are showing, but also to support the town and movie culture in the area.

They had a special event recently that I was able to go to. This one was a short documentary called 'Jeanie's Face Exploded' that was created by someone in the area about Jeanie Jeffries, a woman who played an important part in the old horror movie 'Dawn of the Dead'. She played a small part in the movie, but was an important part of the make-up and effects as well. The documentary was an interview with her along with old photos and behind the scenes looks at the whole process. What was really neat is that Jeanie was at our showing as well as the director. They went up and discussed what went into making this doc and a few extra stories not included in the film. It was really cool to be a part of the premiere of the doc and everything!