Though they may have saved many movie lovers during the pandemic, Drive-in Theaters are still struggling. In recent weeks, we lost the Mission Tiki drive-in in California – and through her new documentary, Back To The Drive-In, April Wright explores the many reasons why that could be.
The movie takes viewers behind the scenes to visit eleven unique family-owned drive-ins across the country – including L.A’s Mission Tiki, the Field of Dreams Drive-In, and the Wellfleet in Cape Cod – to experience their passion and determination to keep their theaters alive. It’s a story of human resilience.
The film, which played to rave reviews at many, of course, drive-in theaters during its theatrical run, features interviewees D. Edward Vogel, Dwight Grimm, and Leigh Van Swall, among others. The film, distributed by Uncork’d Entertainment is available On Digital and On Demand from March 14th.