Memorial Day Monday May 27, 2019 at Pelican Cinemas, 2643 Biehn Street in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Feature film begins at 6pm
Presented by SmithBates Marcomm Solutions.
On the centenary of the end of First World War, Academy Award-winner Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) presents an extraordinary new work showing the Great War as you have never seen it.
With state of the art technology to restore original archival footage which is more than a 100-years old, Jackson brings to life the people who can best tell this story: the men who were there. After months immersed in the BBC and Imperial War Museums’ archives, narratives and strategies on how to tell this story began to emerge for Jackson. Using the voices of the men involved, the film explores the reality of war on the front line; their attitudes to the conflict; how they ate; slept and formed friendships, as well what their lives were like away from the trenches during their periods of downtime.
Jackson and his team have used cutting edge techniques to make the images of a hundred years ago appear as if they were shot yesterday. The transformation from black and white footage to colourised footage can be seen throughout the film revealing never before seen details. Reaching into the mists of time, Jackson aims to give these men voices, investigate the hopes and fears of the veterans, the humility and humanity that represented a generation changed forever by a global war. Click to watch the trailer above.
General admission is $10. Click the button below to purchase tickets (Klamath Film members have access to a $5 discount). You may also purchase tickets at the door but we have limited seating for this special showing.
If you like our regular programming, consider becoming one of our Members or Film Lovers. Your ticket discounts will pay for themselves!
