Filmmaker Rustin Thompson journeys into the American West on a search for traces of what was once a center of small-town life: the movie theater. On the trip, he finds long abandoned and forgotten cinemas; movie houses that have fallen into disrepair; theaters recently closed, theaters struggling to hold on, and theaters that — thanks to their thoughtful caretakers — are not only surviving but thriving.
A disarming and heartfelt ode to small -town, Main Street movie theaters… A moving and poetic slice of Americana.
Leonard Maltin
The narratives are compelling, but the movie’s lyrical and elegiac tone makes it truly resonant.
Glenn Kenny, New York Times
Rustin Thompson
USA
2026
English
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