The 11th Annual Macon Film Festival Kicks off July 21st

Thursday, June 30th, 2016

The 11th annual Macon Film Festival kicks off July 21st with a special screening of "Pretty in Pink" (1986) and the appearance of Andrew McCarthy, one of the film’s stars, in honor of the movie’s 30th anniversary. The screening will take place in Macon’s historic Douglass Theatre, located at 355 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Following the screening, a Q&A with McCarthy will begin at 6 p.m.

Actor and director McCarthy notes that “Pretty in Pink has had a life beyond anyone's imagination. It captured something about being young and searching, that resonates through generations, which is why it has been so profound in the movie culture as an iconic “Brat Pack” film.”

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