A fundraiser for The Park Theatre made possible by Florentine Films
First screening of the 4K restored film in any theatre.
Tickets $25 – general admission
VIP Tickets $40 with a wine reception that includes the film’s writer, Dayton Duncan. Also, includes ticket to film. Reception starts at 3pm.

Using a treasure trove of photographs and live cinematography of the vast landscape along the route, and relying on previously unpublished letters, Horatio’s Drive: America’s First Road Trip puts viewers in the front seat of this historic––and hilarious––journey.

Directed by acclaimed storyteller Ken Burns and written/produced by his long-time colleague Dayton Duncan, the documentary was initially broadcast on PBS in 2003––the centennial of Jackson’s remarkable trip. Tom Hanks is the voice on the irrepressible Jackson.

Now the original film negative has been painstakingly restored in high definition, and this will be the first time it has ever been shown in a theatrical screening.

Duncan will introduce the one-hour, forty-five minute film and then take questions from the audience.
“I don’t think Ken and I ever had more fun making one of our documentaries than we did out on the road following Horatio Jackson across the continent,” Duncan said. “I can’t really express how excited I am to see the restored version on a big screen, 22 years later, this time in high definition. And where better to premiere this lovingly restored film than in the lovingly restored Park Theatre?”