The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, will host the world premiere of a new documentary, “Monadnock: The Mountain that Stands Alone,” Friday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m.
The event is a fundraiser for the theater, and there will be a question-and-answer panel with the filmakers after the screening. New Hampshire-based Rabbit Ear Films and filmmaker Daniel J. White produced this one-hour documentary.
Filmed over 10 years on and around the mountain, “Monadnock: The Mountain that Stands Alone” uses live cinematography, original music and historical archival imagery to tell the story of the original inhabitants of the region, those who were inspired by the mountain such as Mark Twain, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Abbott Thayer, Amos Fortune and Willa Cather and the hard work to preserve the mountain, including money from children’s piggy banks/
The film will have its television premiere on NHPBS in November.
White grew up in Fitzwilliam, and has worked in film for twenty-five years on over 20 films as an editor, producer, cinematographer and director. Fellow filmmaker Steve Hooper is a retired Keene Sentinel photographer who produced the award-winning documentary “An American Nurse at War.”
Artist Miranda Nelken will have her artwork that was used in the documentary on display in the theater during the premiere event.
A special VIP reception with the filmmakers and funders will start at 5:30 p.m. There will be music and food with a cash bar during the reception. Tickets for the VIP reception (including the movie) are $35 each. Regular tickets are $20, and seats are reserved.
The film will also have two screenings the following day, October 7, at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets for those screenings are $10 and $9. Due to the nature of this event, tickets should be purchased in advance online at theparktheatre.org or by calling the box office at 603-532-8888.
The film is part of The Park Theatre’s Filmmaker Series.