Cape Ann Community Cinema screening room
Run by film fans, for film fans, to create generations of new film fans, Cape Ann Community Cinema is one of Emerging’s most passionate advocates for the importance of digital cinema and power of the movie-going experience. Forty miles north of Boston, in Gloucester, Massachusetts, America’s oldest seaport, CACC has been bringing the best of independent and classic cinema from the U.S. and around the world to local audiences who might not otherwise discover them, all in an intimate, living room style setting that prompted renowned actress-turned-director Liv Ullmann to exclaim, “Bergman would have loved this place!”
Ever watch a silent film with a live score performed right in the theater? Ever get to ask an Oscar- winning filmmaker what he was thinking when he shot a scene in a particular way? Ever bring a picnic basket into a theater without fear of it being confiscated and you being sent to movie jail for such a heinous affront? You can do all those things and more at the CACC.
The person behind the diverse film schedule is managing director and former film critic Rob Newton, who you can find most days on the couch in the corner in the back of the theater. Unlike the neighborhood multiplex or theatre chains, all programming decisions for CACC are made right in the very theater in which film-goers will enjoy them. Newton brings hundreds of titles to this single screen every year, and Cape Ann consistently invites filmmakers for post-screening Q&As and discussions. Newton and his team are currently planning the lineup for the annual Cape Ann Film Festival, taking place this year from October 1-17 at Cape Ann Community Cinema.
In addition to offering a place for movie fans to gather, CACC is always developing new concepts for film series and themed mini-fests, including a homegrown community cinema concept which Newton plans to launch as OurTown Cinemas in 2011. And if all this wasn’t enough, Cape Ann Community Cinema welcomes creative input from the most important people to them – their patrons – another reason why we’re proud to have them in the Emerging network.
For more information on Cape Ann Community Cinema, visit www.capeanncinema.com.
