Santiko’s Entertainment pulls film from its screens in San Antonio as Forum 6 Theater Owner Henson has not changed its plans to show the film to a select audience this week
Robb School victim’s family members have sent a “Cease and Desist” letter “Robb-ed” Documentary film director Charlie Minn effectively resending their permission to use their names, images and likenesses. The Uvalde Hesperian obtained a copy of the letter amid controversy of the film scheduled to be shown to a select group of victim’s family members this week.
According to a KENS 5 report, a private screening of the film is scheduled for today, Monday, January 30th ahead of the Friday, February 3rd, 2023 scheduled showing date.
In another report by KENS5 report, San Antonio theater owner Santikos Entertainment has decided it will not show the film.
“Santikos Entertainment isn’t waiting that long. The company said the film’s showings are not happening: ‘After consulting with the city of Uvalde, we learned that investigations into this tragedy are ongoing. Also, considering all the families involved and affected by this horrific act, and the recency of the entire incident, we have concluded it is inappropriate to show this film at this time.'”
(Feb 3rd not Jan 3rd, fix typo in story please.).
Thank you for pointing the error out. I fixed it
Charlie Minn may think he means well but he is also giving independent film makers a bad name. Community engagement and peer review cannot be neglected by producers with integrity and his long track record of controversy should have raised many red flags for parents. At the same time I don’t fault anyone who signed a release and may now regret it. Authorities in high places at ISD, city, county, state and federal levels have conspired to stonewall, stall, obfuscate and slant the truth and transparency Uvalde so desperately lacks, and eyewitnesses/ survivors deserve a voice. These elected and appointed authorizes alone created the desperation that drove survivor parents to trust and rely on a fringe – but somewhat intriguing figure such as Minn, who, to his slight credit does at least remain consistent in his methodology and style of “advocacy” for victims. I’m not a fan, nor will I attend his exhibition. I won’t call it a documentary because no one has seen it yet. It’s an event, and probably an exploitative one. But neither do I believe in prior censorship. So I strongly recommend the best course from here is to ignore him and learn the lesson of being more aware of what you sign and where you allow your kids to goin general. In the most horrific manner possible the parents of Texas and of the USA learned that the police will not endanger themselves in order to protect our children. Next time a film maker or a journalist wants to film you or your kids, make sure they are supported and peer-vetted by the film or journalism community. The documentary film makers I’ve worked with and supported often embed themselves into a community for over a year before recording a single interview, that’s almost standard practice for the best ones. This will all pass, From studying his history, almost no one distributes his films after he books them for a week of screenings in the locales where he’s generally no longer welcome. He needs to move on and so does Uvalde.