Focus On: Celebrating our Nation's 250th Birthday

Event Description

Focus On: Celebrating our Nation's 250th Birthday, July 12, 2026,
Cocktail Reception - 7 PM
Screening - 8 PM

The Bohemian Filmmaker - Dir. By Isaac Netherton- Documentary - 8:58 Min - USA A story told through the found interviews of various people who worked at American Zoetrope, the indie-film company run by Francis Ford Coppola, and its rise and fall in the late ‘60s.

Hello Whale — Dir by Kate Fleming and Darian Woehr — Documentary — 19:23 Min — USA Delve into southeast Alaska’s remote ocean ecosystems and threatened humpback whale community through the artistic lens of Michele Oka Doner. This ecopoetic documentary explores the relationships between vulnerable wildlife and conservation researchers fighting to protect them, using creative science-driven storytelling to inspire this vital waterscape’s safeguarding.

Migrating Música: The West Texas Boys – Dir by Adán Peña – Documentary – 29:48 Min - USA "The West Texas Boys" is a documentary short that chronicles the journey of six brothers who transitioned from migrant farm laborers to Regional Mexican musicians. It highlights their fleeting success and enduring brotherhood, redefining the & "American Dream" through the resilience and perspective of a Mexican family.

Space Coast – Dir by Justin Barber – Documentary – 23:32 Min - USA People from around the world gather on the Space Coast to witness the launch of Artemis-1, the world's most powerful rocket. But Mark, a veteran of the Space Shuttle Program, doubts this moondoggle will ever fly. Duration: 89:00 Min

* R 18+ Films Screening | 21+ Valid ID required Cocktail Reception

This event will be held indoors in the Visitor Center Theater. * There is FREE PARKING in the Visitor Center parking lot, which is located on SW 168 Street, just west of 72nd Avenue.