"Back to the Drive-in" is a feature-length documentary that takes us behind the scenes to get to know the families who own and operate drive-ins today. Your contributions are crucial to help get this film across the finish line! Goals are based on actual quotes for the work which total over $25,000. Funding will go towards finishing the documentary, which includes color correction, audio clean-up, design and mix, original score, graphics, technical post work, all exports. This is an indie doc that has been self-funded by the filmmaker to date. It was shot in 4K during the summer of 2021. It's a story of resilience and the human spirit. This doc is about authentic drive-ins and the passionate people who run them, but more broadly it highlights questions about the future of the theatrical experience, and the challenges of many small businesses, wondering whether they will survive and make it to the other side of the pandemic. Although they are all very different, they are dealing with the same challenges. When the pandemic hit, drive-ins were suddenly the only safe venue in town, with press coverage about how drive-ins are "back," and how they are thriving.īut this documentary goes behind the headlines to learn the truth, spending a whole night with 11 very different drive-ins in 8 states all over the country, from preparations before the customers arrive, to selling tickets, opening the snack bar, and getting the movie on screen, we discover these family-owned businesses are actually struggling to survive. The new drive-in documentary from April Wright director of "Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie."
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