DINNER IN AMERICA is coming back to theaters so audiences can enjoy it the way it was always intended: laughing with a group, shouting at the screen, and ugly crying openly alongside dozens of strangers.

Originally debuting at Sundance in 2020 and going on to play and win awards at festivals such as Fantasia, Tallinn Black Nights, Stockholm, Neuchatel, and our very own Charlotte Film Festival, DINNER IN AMERICA premiered in the US mid-Covid and initially struggled to find a wider audience, although we did have one “pre-open” screening at IPH in June of 2022. But recent social media enthusiasm for the film has kicked into overdrive–with TikTok in particular causing the film and its earworm original song “Watermelon” to trend across numerous platforms including Letterboxd, Twitter, and the aforementioned TikTok contributing nearly 300M impressions. 

An on-the-lam punk rocker (Gallner) and a socially awkward young woman (Skeggs) obsessed with his band unexpectedly go on an epic journey together through America’s decaying Midwestern suburbs–finding their voices, purpose, and ultimately love in the process.