Midnight Screening

The Truth

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4.7 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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A daughter preparing a memorial for her late father sorts through his old video tapes, and begins to understand what his beloved neighborhood movie theater meant to him. Written by David Bluvband, directed and sound designed by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Chet Siegel, David Deblinger, Jim Wetzel, Jackie Hoffman, Sadie Mitchell, David Bluvband, Mary McDonnell, Mac Rogers, and Hunter Nelson. Support The Truth by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribing to our ad-free feed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It’s $5, or $50 a year. You’ll get every story without interruption, but more than that, you’ll be supporting the survival of our show. Go to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thetruthpodcast.supportingcast.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Order your vinyl copy of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti HERE.⁠⁠⁠⁠ The records will only be available until supplies last. We are selling them for $50 each, and 100% of the proceeds go to pay the writers, actors, and production costs for our show. Follow us on... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BLUESKY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THREADS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠REDDIT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To learn more about our show, go to our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thetruthpodcast.com⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode of The Truth includes strong language.
0:03.9	The Truth.
0:08.8	You just came out of the midnight screening, right?
0:11.7	Yeah.
0:12.1	So what did you think of the picture?
0:13.7	The movie I just saw was called A Cult is My Passport from 1967.
0:18.2	I loved it.
0:19.2	It was poetic.
0:20.0	It was brutal.
0:20.8	It was stylish. The midnight screening at
0:23.4	cinema Verite. Every Saturday at midnight, we screen a surprise film of my choice. You only find out
0:29.4	what you paid the ticket price for when the lights go down and the credits start rolling. Disco
0:34.6	Godfather. We just watched a documentary by Orson Wells called F for Fake.
0:39.3	Knights of Kaviria.
0:40.7	Oh, and did I mention it's only $5?
0:43.5	Midnight Screenings, Appointment,
0:44.8	viewing for me.
0:46.0	So come on down a cinema verite,
0:48.6	1624 Flatbush Avenue,
0:50.7	right next to the T-Mobile store.
0:53.8	Okay.
0:56.2	Halloween, 1989.
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