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You Must Be This Tall: The Story of Rocky Point Park (2007)
You know you're from Rhode Island when...
You really actually love this movie and pretty much recognize everybody in it. I grew up around the time that Rocky Point was closing down and making way for bigger, not-so-better places like Riverside (the old Six Flags), but I still miss it just as much as the next clam-cake loving' Rhode Islander.
David Bettencourt, an alumnus of my high school, came to show us some of the film and talk about his process of creating the film and retelling the parks' more than colorful history. His passion for his subject, which he stumbled upon during a discussion with his young son about his youth, is quite evident with the apparent mother load of time and energy spent on the film's creation, from start to finish. It really is a heart-warming, yet completely honest and sincere, trip down memory lane.
His next projects are about Rhode Island poverty and Zambarano Hospital. If you're a Rhode Islander, or actually even if you aren't, look out for them. I'm sure they'll be just as accomplished as You Must Be This Tall is.