At the recent ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference in Charleston, South Carolina, we held an after-hours preview of the upcoming feature film about the Kelo case, "Little Pink House." (Based on Jeff Benedict's book, which we reviewed here.)
The filmmakers graciously allowed us to preview it at the Conference, and we screened selected clips from the film (along with a few others from other eminent domain movies for comparison), and asked one of the lawyers depicted in the film (the Institute for Justice's Dana Berliner) to comment: reality? Fiction? Somewhere in between? We'll post a full review of the film soon, and let you know.
Well, your chance to decide for yourself is coming soon. The producers have announced that the film has a release date, April 20, 2018. As the Hollywood Reporter noted:
The movie will be released in theaters in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Atlanta before expanding into more cities; the traditional release will then be supplemented by a cinema-on-demand component, whereby consumers work to bring the film to their hometown theaters.The cinema-on-demand component will be handled by Tugg, a distribution system that encourages theater chains to let enthusiasts choose a film to appear in non-peak hours with assurances that fans will help the theaters sell tickets.
(You know your area of practice has made it when the Hollywood Reporter is covering it.)
For those of us not in the included markets in which screenings are already scheduled, you can bring the film to your neighborhood. Watch the video below, or just go to the film's website and make a request.
