Residents from around Wellington made a big event of the special Crossways screening of “The Lovely Rita” at the Paramount Cinema on Sunday. The theatre was packed - more than 400 people attended - and the documentary was very warmly received. Gaylene Preston spoke before and after the movie, and said that the film had been more than 30 years in the making.
The attendance of so many people was very gratifying to the Crossways Community Trust, given the cold and wet southerly conditions on the day. The event has brought more than $7,000 to the campaign from ticket and DVD sales to help keep Crossways in community hands. Bill Southworth, Chair of the Crossways Community Trust said that the building was likely to appear in the real estate advertisements over the next few weeks, and said that the Trust had more than $1 million in funding to try and secure the property - although valuations were anyone’s guess in the current market.
The DVD copies of “The Lovely Rita” very quickly sold out at the showing, if you missed out contact us here.
Click here for photos of the event.
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