Williamsburg's Spectacle Theater Launches Kickstarter to Save $5 Films and Pay Its Rent

Williamsburg’s volunteer-based Spectacle Theater has started a Kickstarter to help it stay at its South 3rd Street location under a new, more expensive lease.

A collectively run showroom housed in a former bodega, Spectacle charges patrons $5 to view eclectic and often forgotten films, and the group wants to keep tickets at an affordable rate.

“These days the artists have given way to cookie-cutter boutiques and luxury coffee shops,” the small movie house says of its neighbors in a promotion video on its Kickstarter page.

As of this writing, the 30-seat microcinema is already more than two-thirds of the way to its $35,000 goal.

Backers of the campaign will receive varying gifts depending on the size of their donation. Those who donate $5,000 or more will receive a lifetime membership, and Spectacle will paint the donor’s portrait. The backer will also get to throw a private birthday movie night at the theater.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1138625352/spectacle-theater-south-3rd-street-forever

[Photo: Spectacle Theater]

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