FRED’s BASEMENT BIJOU

DOCUMENTARY SHORT  |  DIRECTOR

TRUE/FALSE FILM FEST | MILWAUKEE FILM FESTIVAL | WISCONSIN FILM FESTIVAL | AMDOCS | AFTER IMAGE FILM FESTIVAL

PRODUCER
CHRIS JAMES THOMPSON

In 1956, a young insurance agent from Racine, Wisconsin rescued a colossal 1920s Wurlitzer organ from Detroit’s Michigan Theatre. He then spent then next five decades transforming his basement into a fully functioning movie palace. Fred's Basement Bijou chronicles Fred Hermes’ remarkable dedication to preserving a piece of American cinema history—one pipe, plaster molding, and overture at a time.