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Dir. Tom Cohen, 1978, 86 min. USA
16MM
Part of Peter Davis’s iconic “Middletown” series, “Family Business” follows the day to day operations of a struggling family owned Shakey’s pizza restaurant in Muncie, Indiana.
Projected on a rare 16MM print!
“The Middletown Film Project was formed in 1976 by Peter Davis and three Ball State University professors to research and conceive a series of documentaries in Muncie, Indiana. In 1979 and 1980, Davis assembled filmmakers for the six films. Having begun making films at CBS News in the 1960s, Davis received an Academy Award in 1975 for his documentary about the Vietnam War, Hearts and Minds. Inspired by the pioneering work of cultural anthropologists Robert and Helen Lynd, who had used Muncie as their own base, Davis wanted to present portraits of life in middle America. The Lynds' seminal work, Middletown: A Study in Contemporary American Culture, published in 1929, was an exhaustive report on social trends and behaviors in the Muncie of the 1920s, Muncie having been chosen as a presumably representative American community.”
- Harvard Film Archive
All sales are final; no refunds or exchanges. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
Dir. Tom Cohen, 1978, 86 min. USA
16MM
Part of Peter Davis’s iconic “Middletown” series, “Family Business” follows the day to day operations of a struggling family owned Shakey’s pizza restaurant in Muncie, Indiana.
Projected on a rare 16MM print!
“The Middletown Film Project was formed in 1976 by Peter Davis and three Ball State University professors to research and conceive a series of documentaries in Muncie, Indiana. In 1979 and 1980, Davis assembled filmmakers for the six films. Having begun making films at CBS News in the 1960s, Davis received an Academy Award in 1975 for his documentary about the Vietnam War, Hearts and Minds. Inspired by the pioneering work of cultural anthropologists Robert and Helen Lynd, who had used Muncie as their own base, Davis wanted to present portraits of life in middle America. The Lynds' seminal work, Middletown: A Study in Contemporary American Culture, published in 1929, was an exhaustive report on social trends and behaviors in the Muncie of the 1920s, Muncie having been chosen as a presumably representative American community.”
- Harvard Film Archive
All sales are final; no refunds or exchanges. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.