The Paramount Theatre has become a local symbol of Saint John’s often-struggling arts scene…and a new documentary by Saint John’s Hemmings House Pictures is putting the abandoned theatre in the international spotlight.
Hemmings tells CHSJ News their new movie, The Paramount, celebrates Saint John’s cultural history by hearkening back to the glory days of live shows and movies at the historic Art Deco theatre. It also includes exclusive footage of what it looks like inside today: which is, according to Hemmings, not that bad.
Hemmings says he expected the Paramount to be torn down by the time the film was released. Hee’s hoping it will give the restoration effort a new lease on life by showing off the theater to potential investors.
Some of the documentary is available online by clicking here. The first broadcast of The Paramount will be exclusively aired on CBC Atlantic, Saturday August 25th at 8pm.
