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SHERBURN - Six years after a community showing of the movie "Silo," which showed the dangers of grain bins, a free community showing of the miniseries "Perfect Sundays" is coming to the Sherburn Theatre at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 and 4 p.m. on Sept. 27.
The showing of "Silo" in 2020 was done with Fairmont Farmers Mutual Insurance Company. It has also continued to be shown to classes since the community showing. Martin County West FFA advisor and agriscience teacher Stephanie Wohlhuter said showing "Perfect Sundays" is the first opportunity they have had to do a community presentation since 2020.
"It’s pretty rare for there to be a movie, this one is actually a mini series, about an agricultural topic or that has a focus on rural areas," she said. "Those don’t usually hit the big screen in a lot of places. This has been a very unique opportunity for us to be able to bring this to the community."
This time, the Martin County West FFA and a local family are sponsoring the event, making its free viewing possible. Being able to do this again Wohlhuter spoke on the impact she saw "Silo" have when they showed it six years ago.
"People attended," she said. "They had conversations. They encouraged more people to come to the subsequent showing because they felt like it was impactful. It's a little bit subjective to be able to measure the impact but the conversations that are generated, I think, are very important when we look back to the "Silo" showing."
The first episode of "Perfect Sundays" is what will be shown, followed by a code for attendees to watch the rest. Wohlhuter said the miniseries centers on a farm family suffering from the death of its patriarch, who died by suicide.
When the opportunity came to show this, Wohlhuter said she knew there had been a huge focus over the last couple of years on rural mental health.
"It honestly, prior to that, was something that people didn’t really want to talk about," she said. "I think with our society as a whole recognizing the importance of dealing with mental health issues and getting the proper support, I think that’s finally filtered into the rural area and farm families. There's a lot of stressors with commodity prices, big decisions that families have to make and transition decisions between one generation to the next, so it’s a very pertinent topic."
This event also comes as the Sherburn Theater recently got its new server installed, and it will be one of the first movies shown. In getting the word out about this, Wohlhuter said people are intrigued.
"I think it is a little bit of a scary and tough topic that hits close to home for some people," she said. "I definitely acknowledge that people are sorting through how this will be for them and if they want to attend, but there’s definitely been interest."
With this event, Wohlhuter said a key part of what she hopes people take away from it is that resources are available.
"An understanding amongst people that they’re not alone," she said. They’re probably in the same boat as many other people that aren’t always willing to talk about it. Hopefully, the feeling of security that there are other people going through the same situation or the same kinds of situations."