This month, he long-awaited and highly-anticipated documentary This is GWAR will be receiving a limited theatrical run at select Alamo Drafthouse locations in North America, prior to its on-demand release via Shudder!
This is GWAR had its world premiere in September 2021 at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX and these special screenings are being presented by Fantastic Fest as well. Showings begin July 16th and a complete list of locations can be found below.
Members of GWAR will appear at two screenings of the film. Those screenings will be July 17th in Richmond, VA and July 18th in Brooklyn, NY.
Fantastic Fest Presents This is GWAR Screenings:
Austin, TX (South Lamar)
7/17 - 3:25PM and 7/18 - 7:40PM
Charlottesville, VA
7/20 - 7:30PM and 7/21 - 7:30PM
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (Las Colinas)
7/16 - 7:30PM
Denver, CO (Sloans Lake)
7/16 - 3:10PM and 7/18 - 9:30PM
Houston, TX
7/20 - 7:30 PM
Los Angeles, CA
7/18 - 9:30PM
Lubbock, TX
7/19 - 7:30PM
Northern Virginia (Loudoun)
7/18 - 8:00PM
Northern Virginia (Woodbridge)
7/18 - 7:30PM
NYC (Brooklyn)
7/18 - 6:30PM
NYC (Lower Manhattan)
7/18 - 7:45PM
Omaha, NE (La Vista)
7/21 - 7:00PM
Raleigh, NC
7/18 - 10:15PM
Richmond, VA
7/17 - 7:30 PM (The Byrd Theater)
San Francisco, CA (New Mission)
7/18 - 7:00PM
Twin Cities, MN
7/17 - 6:30PM
Washington DC (Bryant Street)
7/18 - 8:00PM
Winchester, VA
7/18 - 7:30PM
This is GWAR is the powerful story of the iconic heavy metal art collective, as told by the humans who have fought to keep it alive for over thirty years. The feature documentary includes interviews with the band members, both past and present, and other artists, including Weird Al Yankovic, Thomas Lennon, Alex Winter, Bam Margera, and Ethan Embry, including never seen footage of legendary GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (Oderus Urungus).
The documentary is directed by Scott Barber (Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story), with producers Tommy Avallone (Bill Murray Stories) and Josh Goldbloom (V/H/S/94). Executive producers include Bill Parks, Zach Blair, Matthew Helderman, and Luke Taylor.
This is GWAR will be available to stream exclusively on Shudder on July 21st, 2022.
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