This screening of ‘Local Hero’ is privately sponsored in honor of the retirement of leadership consultant and coach David Scruggs of Scruggs Leadership. Attendees are encouraged to invite someone they consider to be a ‘local hero’ to attend, and Scruggs will be in attendance to introduce the film and address the question “why this film and why now”.

While we are currently sold out for the 9/13 showtime, you are encouraged to arrive at aperture by 11:30am and wait in person for any potential no-show seats. 

An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don’t go as expected.

“What makes this material really work is the low-key approach of the writer-director, Bill Forsyth, who also made the charming ‘Gregory’s Girl’ and has the patience to let his characters gradually reveal themselves to the camera. He never hurries, and as a result, ‘Local Hero’ never drags: Nothing is more absorbing than human personalities, developed with love and humor. Some of the payoffs in this film are sly and subtle, and others generate big laughs.” ~ Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com

“My favorite movie” ~ Jake Laystrom, a/perture curator

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