For nearly 40 years, The Jackson Theatre provided entertainment in the way of movies and traveling shows during the early to mid 20th century for the town of Jonesborough, TN. By the early 1960’s The Jackson dropped its curtains for good. Few photographs or other historical documents existed to help preserve and tell the story of the Jackson during its heyday.

At the heel of a decade long project to restore and reopen the Jackson, a group of life long residents, nearly all octogenarians, share their most memorable time visiting the Jackson when they were young. Nearly 60+ years later, on the heal of the grand reopening, the history of this small town theatre comes to life - told by those who where there.

Director Biography - Angel Verde

Angel (David) Verde is a full-time filmmaker, commercial cinematographer and producer. He has over 15 years experience in TV, Film, production, founding DV Entertainment in 2010. With his work in non-fiction, he hopes to tell more BIPOC and Latino stories and capture a honest depiction of life in rural America, particularly the Southeast.

He has worked on projects for PBS, Virginia Public Media, Peacock, among other outlets. "The Jackson, his first documentary short, was completed in early 2025 is beginning its submitting for consideration to various film festivals. He hopes to complete another documentary short that is currently in post production, "Avenida Central," this year as well.

Angel is a Honduran Immigrant and a U.S. Air Force Veteran. In his spare time, he enjoys whitewater standup paddle boarding, skiing, amateur astronomy, and writing bilingual Spanish songs for children.