MUNCIE, IN — “Facing Middletown’s” community kickoff and documentary launch will be Friday, June 6, at 12:30 p.m. at Madjax Makers Force, 514 E. Jackson St.
A book and documentary are planned on the question of what it means to “have a good life in America’s hometown, Muncie,” in 2025.
“Public participation, discussion, documentary production, and enlistment and selection process of writers and storytellers for the ‘Facing Middletown’ publication will begin and remain open through Sept. 1,” according to a news release.
At the June 6 launch event, “Facing Middletown’s” facilitators J.R. Jamison, Aimee Robertson-West, Jennifer Erickson and James Connolly and community partners John West, Nate Howard, Ken Hudson, Jacquie Hannoman, J.P. Hall and Patrick Collier will “begin engaging Muncie’s residents and invite their inclusion in the compilation documentary and book which aims to find people in their places, show their lives across Muncie today, and archive that which will become history, tomorrow,” the release said.
The Facing Project and Center for Middletown Studies will collaborate with an award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker, Rani Deighe Crowe, to produce a compilation documentary that will include Muncie residents’ personal home-video submissions and recorded interviews.
The June 6 event is free to the public, and a light lunch will be served. Attendees are asked sign up at Upcoming Events | Facing Middletown with the number of people attending and come prepared to see video cameras, be willing to actively participate in facilitated discussions, and explore the following questions and concepts:
The “Facing Middletown” facilitators and partners will hold three more community sessions across Muncie during the summer of 2025. The next session is Saturday, July 19, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Ross Community Center.
More information can be found at www.facingmiddletown.com.
This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: Kickoff planned for June 6 on ‘Facing Middletown’ documentary, book
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