Seven Sentinels: Lighthouses of the Hudson River - Member and Supporter Screening
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Seven Sentinels: Lighthouses of the Hudson River
Premiere Member and Supporter Screening Event!
Saturday, May 4th at 1PM
@ HRMM's Homeport Barn
HRMM members and supporters are invited to join us for a screening of the highly aniticipated documentary "Seven Sentinels: Lighthouses of the Hudson River." This screening is offered prior to the film being taken on the road to filmhouses around the region.
Of the dozens of lighthouses and warning lights that once dotted the Hudson River, only seven remain. This iconic American river was a transportation super highway long before automobiles were invented, and enabled the rise of New York City and westward expansion into the interior of this country. Throughout almost two century's of America's explosive growth, these lighthouses kept watch, guarding the safety of the Hudson’s waterborne traffic.
Commissioned and produced by HRMM, and directed, filmed and edited by Jeff Mertz of Moonbow Imaging, "Seven Sentinels" explores the history of the Hudson River’s seven remaining lighthouses and the keepers that lived in them, as told by the people interpreting and caring for the structures today.
The Hudson River Maritime Museum's concept for this film grew out of decades of Hudson River lighthouse interpretation, including research, exhibits, articles, short films and presentations. The film places the lighthouses in historic context, tells the fascinating stories of the buildings themselves and their keepers, and outlines how these seven have survived to the present day, and how to preserve them for generations to come.
Tickets to this exclusive screening are $10 and, due to limited capacity, are restricted to one pair per registrant.
The screening will take place at the Homeport Barn on the campus of the Hudson River Maritime Museum at 50 Rondout Landing in Kingston, NY. The length of the film is 84 minutes.
The presentation made possible with technical support from the Kingston Film Foundation.