The history of
In 2021, John Langley, of Fading Yellow Studios, had the idea to bring a film festival to Coleman after working on the film, Tales from the Chuckwagon.
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John then approached Greg Palmer, of the Coleman Museum and Heritage Hall, about making his idea a reality. Greg was instantly on board with the project as he had wanted to put on a film festival as well. So, John and Greg got to work immediately and began getting everything in order to make this shared idea come to life. John and Greg had one major problem facing them at the start of the journey, coming up with a name for this film festival.
John Langley, Fading Yellow Studios
One day while discussing possible names, Greg grabbed a map of The Greatest Texas Cattle Trail. In big letter at bottom on the map was the name The Western. John and Greg knew right away that was the name that they needed to go with and on that day Coleman's very own film festival, The Western, was born. They also realized that it would pair perfectly with another activity in town, The Great Western Trail Days. Giving attendees of the film festival an opportunity to explore other exciting adventures while in Coleman.
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With that being said, John and Greg, would like to invite everyone to come out and enjoy Coleman's ONLY film festival
The Western on April 21 & 22, 2023!
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Tickets can be purchased in person at The Coleman Museum and Heritage Hall, the day of the event or online at filmfreeway.com. We look forward to seeing you there!
Greg Palmer, Coleman Museum and Heritage Hall