THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEENTOWN - Philly Premiere + HALLOWEENTOWN (1998) at PhilaMOCA

Name: THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEENTOWN - Philly Premiere + HALLOWEENTOWN (1998) at PhilaMOCA
Start: 2024-10-18T19:30:00-04:00
Location: PhilaMOCA

Schedule

Fri Oct 18 2024 at 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

PhilaMOCA | Philadelphia, PA

From the creators of cult documentary favorites GLOW: THE STORY OF THE GORGEOUS LADIES OF WRESTLING and THE ROCK-AFIRE EXPLOSION comes a real documentary about an unreal town, THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEENTOWN! PhilaMOCA is excited to host the Philly Premiere of this new doc straight out of Fantastic Fest and it will naturally be followed by a screening of the 1998 fan favorite HALLOWEENTOWN!
In 1998, the Disney Channel Original Movie HALLOWEENTOWN was filmed in St. Helens, Oregon. Since then, the town has become a de facto Halloween destination with over 50,000 visitors each October. THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEENTOWN is an observational portrait of St. Helens 25 years later focusing on its residents as they transform the town and navigate their inescapable identity. Just as ghouls and ghosts inhabit the Halloweentown of the movie, many St. Helens residents believe their town to be truly haunted. As visitors pour into the city and specters of all kinds fill the autumn air, life for the locals in Halloweentown becomes much more than the celebration of a movie. It’s a quest for belonging and a reckoning with demons both personal and spiritual.
About HALLOWEENTOWN:
Marnie and her younger siblings travel with their estranged grandmother, who is a good witch, to Halloweentown—a place where creepy creatures lead very normal lives. On her 13th birthday, Marnie gets a supernatural surprise when she discovers that she, too, is a witch. Marnie will have to learn how to use her broomstick if she hopes to stop an evil force from taking over Halloweentown.
Doors 7:00 / Movie 7:30 / $15 admission / All ages