Snapper

Runtime
1hr
Directed by
John Campopiano
Featuring
N/A
Body

Through our Virtual Screening Room, you can rent films curated by the Coolidge team, while helping to support the Coolidge during this unprecedented time.

Snapper is the untold story of an unfinished early 90s film about a man-eating turtle that wreaks havoc on a lakeside community in New England. Through unearthed behind-the-scenes set footage, photos, newly digitized film reels of daily footage, and never-before-told stories from the filmmakers, this short documentary tells the story of an idea that almost became a reality. The film also provides a window into the local Boston special FX makeup and horror communities of the 1980s and 1990s.

Included with the short is a discussion with Snapper director John Campopiano and the Coolidge Corner Theatre's Mark Anastasio.

available april 23

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