The Best Christmas Vacation Pageant Ever

Join Us on December 7th, 2024 for the 3rd Annual RiverRun "Can" Film Festival to benefit Samaritan Ministries! This year with Special Guest Filmmaker Q&A!

This year, the event is expanding to include TWO holiday film titles with three screenings times!

First Film:

Bring the whole family to see “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” at 12:30pm or 3pm!

Second Film:

“National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” 7:30pm with Special In-Person Guest, the Cinematographer of the film, Thomas Ackerman, ASC! He will join us for a Live Q&A discussion following the screening!

Thomas Ackerman, ASC (American Society of Cinematographers)

Thomas Ackerman, ASC currently teaches Cinematography at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking. In addition to “A Christmas Vacation”, he has served as Cinematographer on many classic Hollywood films including “Beetlejuice”, “Jumanji”, “Frankenweenie” and “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy". We are honored to have him join us for this Q&A & special screening of “A Christmas Vacation”.

Thomas Ackerman is a Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) - which was founded in Hollywood in 1919.

Thomas Ackerman, ASC with RiverRun Award

ADMISSION: Requested admission to the "Can" Film Festival is a minimum of two items of food for Samaritan Ministries per screening, per person.

Samaritan Ministries is particularly in need of ground coffee, spaghetti sauce, canned tuna, canned chicken, canned vegetables and canned fruit.

“The Can Film Festival is a favorite at RiverRun every holiday season. We’re thrilled to again partner with Samaritan Ministries to be able to help stock their food pantry while offering a rare opportunity to see both a new film and a holiday classic on the big screen,” RiverRun Executive Director Rob Davis said. “We look forward to this opportunity for members of our community to enjoy great films and do a great thing for Samaritan Ministries at the same time.”

The Can Film Festival will take place on the same day as Samaritan Ministries annual Penny Campaign collection at Truist Stadium from 9 a.m. until noon.

For Tickets & More Info Please Visit RIVERRUNFILM.COM