See Eye on the Hurricane

If you want to see Eye on the Hurricane on May 28, please read the following very carefully.  Film Alliance Schedules 2nd Showing of Eye of the Hurricane May 28 at the Kings Bay Cinemas

 

ST. MARYS, GA—Tickets to the May 21 long awaited viewing of Eye of the Hurricane were sold out within 15 minutes. However, due to popular demand the Coastal Georgia Film Alliance will be hosting a second showing of the locally-filmed movie on May 28 at 10:00 am at the Kings Bay Cinemas. Those who have not already reserved a ticket should go to the St. Marys Film Museum this Saturday, May 7, at 11 a.m to get tickets. Each ticket is given in exchange for a $5 donation to the Film Alliance. The Museum is located at 300 Osborne Street.

 

Eye of the Hurricane, a Braveart Films production, was filmed in St. Marys, Georgia, last November. During filming, hundreds of local extras were used as part of the cast. Doug Vaught, Chair of Coastal Georgia Film Alliance, the organization responsible for bringing the film to St. Marys, said he anticipated an additional full house of local people eager to see their faces on the big screen.

 

“Local casting director Barbara Ryan has been fielding calls from extras for months now,  people  inquiring as to when the film would be shown,” Vaught said. “We just got confirmation from producer Susan Johnson and the theatre company that we could schedule a second showing.”

 

While there is a chance that the premier showings will not be the final cut of the film (mass distribution is later this year), both Vaught and Ryan are confident local residents will be impressed.

 

“We were invited to screen a rough cut of the film in Orlando a few months ago,” Ryan said. “It was amazing seeing our little town come alive in such spectacular color. I recognized a lot of local faces as the action literally flew by.”

 

Eye of the Hurricane, written and directed by Jesse Wolfe, tells the story of a family dealing with the aftermath of a storm. Much like the acclaimed Stand by Me, the story is told through the eyes of a nine-year-old who has lost his eye in the hurricane. Stars include Melanie Lynskey from Two and a Half Men, Campbell Scott (son of George C. Scott), and Brian Doyle-Murray (Bill Murray’s brother). Also playing major roles are José Zúñiga (Twilight and CSI), and Gregory Cruz (X-Files and Saving Grace).

 

For more information, email barbara@coastalgeorgiafilm.org.