The Spirit of Halloweentown
Saturday,
August 2, 12pm @ Capri Theatre
Directors: Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb
United States, 2024, English, 95 mins, DCP, Documentary
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.
Distributor: Window Pictures
Field Producer: Rebecca Sheehan
Cinematographer: Brett Whitcomb
Editor: Bradford Thomason
Executive Producers: Alex Rudolph, John Brooks Pounders, Ali Clark, Bryant Saxon
Cast: Chris Cannard, Colleen Ohler , Saydra Manning, Darrin Scholl , Holcombe Waller
Prior Screenings: Fantastic Fest 2024, Overlook Film Festival 2025, Bend Film Festival 2024, Tallgrass Film Festival 2024, Oak Cliff Film Festival 2025, Chattanooga Film Festival 2025, Panic Fest 2025