Beginning tonight, Muncie residents will have the opportunity to view something they would typically have to drive to Indianapolis to see.
An independent film.
Kerasotes Showplace 7 will kick off its new series of independent and art film screenings in an effort to bring more non-mainstream works to Muncie’s audience. The theater has been given the opportunity to show these films due to the increased number of screens Kerasotes had in Muncie after the opening of the Showplace 12 theater.
Scott Cottingham, a film buyer for Kerasotes, said that there are many reasons these films would typically not have made it to Muncie, citing the market, lack of awareness and publicity.
“With the extra screens, we’re able to devote one screen to playing art. We have a screen count where we can take one of those auditoriums out and reserve it for smaller films,” Cottingham said. “What we’ve learned from the past is that it takes a while for it to get established in the market ... With that lack of awareness, it’s difficult to develop word of mouth.”
The Showplace 7 screens are not open only to independent and alternative films, though. The theater will continue to show the more mainstream fare that can also be found at Showplace 12.
Cottingham also said that the theater may eventually give student filmmakers the opportunity to screen their work in a theater. Another Kerasotes theater located in Carbondale, Ill., has previously worked with students and staff from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale to showcase student work and bring in film industry professionals to speak about their own works.
“The more involvement from the school, the better the films do,” Cottingham said. “They’re films made for people who love film. If there’s anything we can do for people in Muncie who make films, we’d be happy to do it.”
“The Aristocrats,” which premieres tonight, is a film compilation of different comedians amusing each other with their own takes on a joke of the same name. In coming weeks, more films will make their way to Showplace 7.
In a press release issued earlier this week, Kerasotes offered a short list of films that are being slated for a Muncie showing within the near future.
“The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill” focuses on the relationship between a homeless street musician and a group of birds in San Francisco.
“Ladies in Lavender” is about two aging sisters whose lives are changed when they take a young man into their care.
“Murderball” documents the struggles of a group of quadriplegics who play full-contact rugby.
“Broken Flowers” studies Don Johnston (played by Bill Murray) and his fickle attitude toward the women he has short-lasting relationships with.
“The Constant Gardener” tells the story of a man who travels the world, tracking down clues to find the killer of his activist wife.
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