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The Last Picture Shows | DIFF 2026
Fri, Apr 03
|The Electric Theater
Our "Long Live the Arts" Doc Block will showcase a short and a feature that speak to the importance of roadside art and the single screen movie theaters of the American West.
Time & Location
Apr 03, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The Electric Theater, 68 E Tabernacle St, St. George, UT 84770, USA
Guests
About the Event
THE 2026 DESERTSCAPE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PROUDLY PRESENTS THE "LONG LIVE THE ARTS" DOC BLOCK
A look at beautiful roadside art coupled with an exploration into the decline of the wonderful single-screen movie houses of the American West.
*Some of these films may feature mature content (Language)
The films in this block are as follows;
Come to me Everyone | 24 Mins | U.S.A. | Utah Premiere
Directed by Shaffer Nickel
*Followed by a filmmaker Q&A
A film about the rapidly disappearing magic of America's roadside landscape.
The Last Picture Shows | 78 Mins | U.S.A. | Utah Premiere
Directed by Rustin Thompson
Filmmaker Rustin Thompson journeys into the American West on a search for traces of what was once a center of small-town life: the movie theater. On the trip, he finds long abandoned and forgotten cinemas; movie houses that have fallen into disrepair; theaters recently closed, theaters struggling to hold on, and theaters that—thanks to their thoughtful caretakers—are not only surviving but thriving.