A brand new documentary film that was shot in the City of Enid and Garfield County is set to premiere in Oklahoma City in early June.
The movie, titled “67 Bombs To Enid”, will premiere at the deadCenter Film Festival at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 12 at the Noble Theater in the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.
The project is described as “an intimate, character-driven documentary” following the survivors of nuclear weapons testing in the Marshall Islands and their relocation to towns in North America, including Enid.
Additionally, the documentary also features descendants of the aforementioned relocated survivors, who provide their accounts of the generational impact the weapons used in the Marshall Islands have had on humans, including their own families.
Producer Brandon Kobs and and co-director Ty McMahan, both Oklahoma natives and co-founders of Oklahoma City-based production company Allsweet, sat down with EnidLIVE! to talk about their excitement for the film’s upcoming release.
“[We’re] so thankful for the people in Enid for really trusting us to tell their story,” McMahan said. “We’ve been so surprised to spend time [in Enid] and find that not a lot of people know [the Marshallese people’s] story…we think this is a good opportunity to spread this story.”
The film is the product of co-directors McMahan and Kevin Ford, also an Oklahoma native. Kobs also played a significant role in the crafting of the documentary.
The executive producer of the project, Errol Morris, has an illustrious catalogue of high quality documentary films under his belt, even winning an Oscar in 2003 for his work on “The Fog of War”.
“Getting to do our craft in our home state and work with quite possibly the best documentary filmmaker ever to do it is pretty surreal for us.” Kobs said. “I also think that that’s how important this story is…it’s crazy to be boys from Oklahoma telling a story about Oklahomans on a world stage.”
“We’re so excited to launch the movie here in Oklahoma…it’s so important for us to launch in Oklahoma as opposed to going outside of the state to launch at a bigger festival.”
Kobs also made it known that, while the movie will premiere in Oklahoma City, him and the crew intend to somehow bring the film to Enid in the near future.
You can find more information on the movie here and also find more information on the deadCenter Film Festival by going here.
