Free OC Historical Film Night to feature eight short films celebrating town’s 150th anniversary
OCEAN CITY, Md. – The Ocean City Film Festival will host a free film night later this month.
The event will feature eight films with historical significance to the Town of Ocean City that were originally part of the “Historical Film Challenge,” a contest with the goal of producing short films celebrating Ocean City’s 150th anniversary as a premier beach resort. These films were screened during the Ocean City Film Festival in March and were one of the most popular film blocks during the festival, officials say.
The following films will be screened:
- The Henry Hotel, directed by Marlon Wallace, about Charles Henry who went through segregation to create the now famous landmark that bears his name
- The Conner Stories, directed by Don Lehman, about brother and sister Bob and Barbara Conner who were born and raised at the Conner’s Inn on 10th St.
- Tales from the Dock: The Legacy of Hooper’s Crab House, directed by Maurice Waters, about a cherished family-owned establishment.
- 150 Years of Smiles, directed by Fiona O’Brien, about the Ocean City economy built by influential women in the 20th century and ten miles of beach
- Eyes of the Fort, directed by Megan Dodson, about the Delaware beach towers and the Army’s Coast Artillery Corps during World War II
- Greetings from Ocean City Maryland, directed by Jesse Bowes, about collecting 100 years of Ocean City history with 100 post cards
- Unparalleled Butchery: Assateague 20, directed by B.L. Strang-Moya, about Colonel Henry Norwood’s party of 19 English refugees stranded on Fenwick Island in January 1650.
- Down on the Boardwalk, directed by Davis Mears, that tells a brief history of the Ocean City boardwalk
The free film night will be held on Saturday, June 21st, starting at 6 p.m. on the 94th Street tennis courts next to the Ocean City Center for the Arts.
