CAMP, a movie inspired by the heartbreaking stories of foster children will be playing in limited release opening Friday, April 12, 2013 at Marion Centre Cinema. The one-week of shows will raise funds to help Marion Royal Family Kids Camp.
“The movie is based on the experience of campers and counselors at Royal Family Kids Camps, including the camp held locally here in Marion,” said writer/director Jacob Roebuck.
“When I volunteered at a camp just like the one in Marion, I saw the huge need for people to step up and love these abused and neglected children,” said Roebuck. “There is no other medium like a movie that can entertain and encourage people to become engaged.”
Besides encouraging people to volunteer to serve at a camp for abused and neglected children, CAMP will also raise money for the Marion camp during its one-week run at Marion Centre Cinema. Forty percent of the producer’s proceeds will be donated to help finance the Royal Family Kids Camp run by camp co-directors Nichole Liston and Elizabeth Moore.
“CAMP was both moving and inspiring to me as a volunteer for Royal Family Kids. I saw our own campers in the characters and couldn’t help but think of our experiences with them,” said camp co-director Elizabeth Moore. “My heart breaks for the children in our community who have been affected by abuse, and this film shows we have the opportunity to do something about it.”
In addition to playing at Marion Centre Cinema, the film will open in 13 additional cities in Texas, Kansas, Michigan, Arkansas, and California on the 12th and has already opened in 30 cities since its release. The movie is scheduled to play in around 100 theaters during its limited release run this spring.
In the movie, on his 10th birthday, Eli is placed in a foster home after being abused by his father. Meanwhile, to impress a potential new client, investment advisor Ken Matthews (Michael Mattera) signs up to be a camp counselor and gets paired with the troubled Eli (Miles Elliot). Once at camp, Ken struggles between his self-serving motives and Eli’s need for unconditional love. After painful revelations, Ken is forced to take drastic measures to earn back Eli’s trust.
CAMP also stars Asante Jones, (Parenthood, Dexter) Grace Johnston, (Snitch, The Devil’s Dozen) and Matthew Jacob Wayne (New Girl, The New Normal).
You can learn more at www.thecampmovie.com
This summer will be the 12th year of Royal Family Kids camp in Marion county. The camp started out primarily sponsored by Abundant Life Assemblies of God and has grown to be supported by a much larger community of Christians and churches. The camp has been increasing in numbers every year and was able to take 39 local children to camp last year.
You can learn more about the program at www.facebook.com/RoyalFamilyKidsMarion or contact Elizabeth Moore at 740-802-3401 for more information on how to get involved with Royal Family KIDS Marion.
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