Frank’s Fall Film Festival Pass

Frank Londy moved to Jackson Hole in 1972. He started Sunshine Films that same year, opened the Jackson Hole Cinema on Pearl Street in 1977, and the Movieworks Cinema in 1991. In 1990, Londy started “Frank’s Fall Film Festival,” which called the Twin Cinema its home every fall for nearly 30 years. For Frank, the festival was a way to bring films just outside the mainstream, films that exemplified the unique magic and emotional power of the movies, to the people of Jackson. And he loved the process of curating the films.

For a long time, Frank selected films based solely on descriptions and reviews, as films were shot and shown only on celluloid. However, with the shift to digital and streaming, it became essential for Frank to curate a festival that people could not watch at home. He strongly believed, after all, that part of the magic of the movies is the shared experience: Sitting in the dark with strangers and friends, staring up at the flickering light on the silver screen, while we experience sadness, laughter, fear, curiosity, and joy. Together.

Frank passed away in December of 2021 at the age of 75, but the Festival will continue on in his honor, his legacy, and in gratitude for the man who brought the magic of the movies to Jackson Hole. Frank’s Fall Film Festival begins Friday, November 7th, at the Center for the Arts with a weekend of 7 films thoughtfully curated by those closest to him to best reflect Frank’s own film selection process.