THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT 10:00 PM

Saturday, January 26, 2019, 10:00 pm until 11:30 pm
SECOND SCREENING ADDED TO DUE POPULAR DEMAND! The inaugural feature film on The Shea's brand new theater screen will be the festival hit that everyone’s talking about. Coming home to Western Massachusetts: Sponsored by Dean's Beans!

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The Shea Theater is thrilled to announce that we have installed a state-of-the-art movie screen and projector. The inaugural feature film on The Shea's brand new theater screen will be the festival hit that everyone’s talking about. Coming home to Western Massachusetts: ‘THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT’, starring Sam Elliott, Aidan Turner, Caitlin FitzGerald, Larry Miller, and Ron Livingston. award-winning film was written, produced, and directed by lifelong Turners Falls resident Robert D. Krzykowski. The film will have a gala local premiere in the very town where the film was shot and produced: Turners Falls, Massachusetts. Be the first to see it on the big screen with the filmmakers live on Saturday January 26th at 7PM at The Shea Theater Arts Center in downtown Turners Falls.

The event will be a red carpet premiere and will feature a post-film conversation and Q&A with writer/producer/director Robert D. Krzykowski, composer Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher), producer Lucky McKee (May, The Woods), and will be hosted by Monte Belmonte.

Members of The Shea Theater will have the first chance to buy tickets to this special event. Become a member by 10AM on January 18th and you will receive a link to buy tickets at noon that day. Members will also receive an autographed movie poster with their ticket purchase!

The Inaugural Red Carpet Event is being sponsored by Dean's Beans!

Critical praise for ‘THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT’:

“AN ABSOLUTE AMERICAN CLASSIC… with a mythic performance from Sam Elliott that should land him an Oscar… Everyone should watch it as soon as they’re humanly able—it’s a film that could make the world a better place.”

—Alan Simmons, Live for Films

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors and Underwriters

Australis Aquaculture • Artisan Beverage Cooperative • Benjamin Company • Berkshire Brewing Company • Cohn and Company Real Estate Agency • Community Credit • Common Capital • Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts • Connecticut River Internists • Dean's Beans • Easthampton Savings Bank • FirstLight GDF Suezna • Gill Tavern • Gilmore and Farrell Insurance Company • Goff Media • Great Falls Harvest • Green River Festival • Greenfield Community College • Greenfield Cooperative Bank • Greenfield Savings Bank • Loot • Massachusetts Cultural Council • Montague Bookmill • Montague WebWorks • Northeast Solar • People's Pint • Rainmaker Consulting • The Rendezvous • Solar Store of Greenfield • Stobierski and Connor • Told Video • True North Transit • Turn It Up

Exciting News for A Happening V: The Bestiary

Cloudgaze and Eggtooth Productions are thrilled to announce that we have received generous grants from the Mass Cultural Council as well as the Community Foundation of Western MA to support our 2025 Immersive Arts Festival, “A Happening V: The Bestiary.”

This festival will transform the Shea Theater into an exploration of theme, hosting installations, music, theatrical performances, and movement pieces, featuring the collective contributions of over 50 local artists. Audiences will experience otherworldly environments and narratives inspired by Aesop's Fables, George Orwell's Animal Farm, newly imagined cautionary tales, and creature myths of all origins.

Thanks to the Mass Cultural Council for their vital support this year.We'd also like to thank the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts for their support in the form of a Flexible Funding grant. We couldn't do this work without you!