With winter on its way out and spring soon here, Cottage Grove and area residents will soon have a movie opportunity, shot by a local filmmaker from Woodbury.
Coming April 23 at 6 p.m. to the Woodbury 10 Theatre, the film “Bobby’s Intermission” by director Justin Atkinson follows the a lone teenager as he seeks help from friends at the Vali-Hi Drive In.
Included with the April 23 screening will be a good cause as well, with a full 100 percent of ticket sales donated to Basic Needs, which runs both a food market and thrift shop.
“I am going to donate 100 percent of the ticket sales to Basic Needs for an event we are calling Movie Night For Basic Needs,” Atkinson shared recently of the April showing.
Starring David Griffith as Bobby Cannata and featuring an all metro cast including two from Cottage Grove, “Bobby’s Intermission” showcases the acting talents of David Griffith, Kari Layland, Paul S. Vang, John Magee, Adriana Tokin, Rommy Romero, Bradley Belich, Stephanie Cudd, Spencer La Casse, Steven McKillen, Steve Mallers, Kanon Olson, Remi Olson, Olivia Voerster, Tonny Vang, Chad Bracewell, Marley Singer, and Mark Singer.
Lasting almost two hours, “Bobby’s Intermission” is a coming of age story that follows Bobby, a kid who tries to do everything on his own and doesn’t think he needs friends. Making a short film to try and get into UC film school, he breaks the camera.
“His mom tells him she’ll borrow him the money to pay for it, but that he needs to get a job at the Vali-Hi Drive-in to pay her back,” Atkinson said of the film plot. Getting the job and meeting other people, Bobby learns the value of friendship. Atkinson explained more on the movie and its title.
“Bobbys Intermission is a very personal story about my experience growing up dreaming about making movies while going to the Vali-Hi Drive-In (and the Cottage View) as a kid, and the best friend I made along the way whom also helped me make this movie,” he said. “The ‘intermission’ is a reference to the drive-in animated intermissions that are shown between the features, but it is also a metaphor in my movie for those moments in life where we sometimes must take a pause to reflect on our next steps.”
Playing April 23 at 6 p.m. at the Woodbury 10 Theatre, “Bobby’s Intermission” promises fun for the whole family.
“It’s a very family friendly movie,” Atkinson said. “I would say PG rating for it.”
