He put out a worldwide call for entries last summer and got quite a response, which he turn into a season of thirty to forty shorts. He showed three or four every weekend in place of the traditional short subject or cartoon. In 1995 Hegeman branched out to see if the Outdoor Cinema would work in other cities, and Boulder and Berkeley are now in their fifth and third seasons, respectively. And two or three seasons ago an Australian took in a show at the Outdoor Cinema, went directly back home, and set up the Moonlight Cinema with theaters in Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, running thirty or forty shows a season, three or four nights a week. It will include history and background on the people involved along with information to help others recreate what they have done in Fremont.
People can pick and choose.
I want to share the idea, let it run free, have people use their own energy, and go for it. I have found that each community has its own distinct personality and preferences. The audience in Boulder, for example, is more family oriented and does not have the tacky sense of films we can get away with in Fremont. Initially Hegeman and Buchanan didn't know much about the film business and hired a projectionist who had his own equipment. But as soon as they figured out the game plan they went out and bought their own 16mm projector.