By: Rebecca Miller
Don’t miss the excellent moving coming to Bryan Theatre in March. In a news release sent to the paper on February 21, 2022, Bryan Theater owner Donna Saunders shared that Actor, Writer, and Filmmaker, Daniel Roebuck, is scheduled for a visit in Bryan.
Roebuck, an actor best known for roles including Deputy Marshal Robert Biggs in The Fugitive and its spinoff film U.S. Marshals, plus television roles in Lost, Matlock and more, is coming to the Bryan Theatre on Mar. 12, 2022 for a special showing of his 2017 film called, “Getting Grace,” written, directed, and starring Roebuck.
Saunders met Roebuck at a cinema convention last year and he offered to come to Bryan for a showing of “Getting Grace.”
He will be at the Bryan Theatre for a “Red Carpet Event” during all showings of the film on Saturday, March 12th, to meet patrons, take photos and sign autographs. The showings will begin at 12 noon, 2:15, 4:30, 6:45 and 9:00 p.m.
“Getting Grace” is about a teen dying of cancer who crashes a funeral home to find out what will happen to her after she dies, but ends up teaching an awkward funeral director how to celebrate life.
The film is rated PG13 and was the winner of five awards at the Northeast Film Festival in 2017.
“The film deals with the subject of the end of life and dying, in an honest and humorous manner,” without making light of it.
Saunders has partnered with the local hospice agency in Bryan, CHP Home Care & Hospice, to make it a community event.
Hospice staff from CHP will attend showing on March 12, to answer questions and provide information about care and support services it provides locally for people facing a terminal illness.
All of the admission proceeds from the film’s showing in Bryan from March 11-17 are being donated to CHP Home Care and Hospice, which is a non-profit organization.
People may not remember “Getting Grace” from 2017 because it came out at the same time as the box office smash hit, “Black Panther.”
Roebuck feels the message is too important to just let it get lost in the shuffle, so is offering it to smaller theatres across the country.
Saunders wants to give back to the community and was happy to have this opportunity.
Roebuck, who owns the film, also has a small non-profit and is a very giving person. This is being done to get the message out that there is a health way to deal with death by celebrating life, not as a money maker.
His non-profit, called A Channel of Peace is “dedicated to producing and supporting films and other multimedia projects and endeavors that provide insight into the advancement of family, faith in God, and the values of love, forgiveness, good works, and gratitude.”
This is a great opportunity for not only individuals and families to see a great movie, but for youth organizations and other groups to take in an event together.
For more information, contact Saunders at donna@saunderstheaterproperties.com or CHP at karla_batt@comhealthpro.org
Rebecca can be reached at rebecca@thevillagereporter.com