The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers begins it's Fall tour at the Capri Theatre on Thursday, September 8 with filmmaker John Keith Wasson presenting his film Surviving Hitler: A Love Story. There is one show only at 7:30pm. Mr Wasson will be on hand to present the film and discuss it with the audience. 

As a teenager in Nazi Germany, Jutta is shocked to discover she is Jewish. She joins the German resistance and meets Helmuth, an injured soldier. The two become sweethearts and coconspirators in the Valkyrie plot to assassinate Hitler. Surviving Hitler: A Love Story is a harrowing tale of war, resistance and survival. At the center of the documentary is a love story for the ages, original 8mm footage (shot by Helmuth) and, miraculously, a happy ending.

John Keith Wasson received his MFA in filmmmaking in London. He has worked predominantly as a cinematographer. His shooting credits include the award-winning documentary The Devil Came on Horseback. In 2007. John Keith met Jutta. She shared with him the details from her life and eventually trusted him with her hom movies and love letters. This is John Keith's directorial debut. 

The Jewish Federation of Central Alabama will host a filmmaker reception at 6:30pm in the lobby of the Capri Theatre. 

The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers continues on October 13 with Filmmaker Geoff Marslett and his animated feature Mars. 

The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is presented in Montgomery with support from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the Central Alabama Community Foundation, and the Montgomery County Commission. Accommodations for the filmmakers are provided by the Lattice Inn .

The 2011-2012 Southern Circuit is a program of South Arts. Southern Circuit screenings are funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and local partner organizations. Special support for Southern Circuit was provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization, was founded in 1975 to build on the South's unique heritage and enhance the public value of the arts. South Arts' work responds to the arts environment and cultural trends with a regional perspective. South Arts offers an annual portfolio of activities designed to address the role of the arts in impacting the issues important to our region, and to link the South with the nation and the world through the arts. For more information, visit

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About Capri Theatre

The Capri Theatre is Montgomery's only independent movie theatre. The Capri Theatre is owned and operated by the Capri Community Film Society, Inc., a non-profit organization. Located at 1045 E Fairview Ave in Montgomery, AL.
For more information on the Capri Theatre, call 334.262.4858 or visit online at capritheatre.org