To Dye For: The Documentary
Hosted by Thirty One Pictures
In-person
When
Jan 3, 6:00 PM EST
Where
The Wink Theatre
115 West Crawford Street, Dalton, GA, 30720
Price
Free Screening
To Dye For: The Documentary | Dalton GA Red Carpet Premiere
We're thrilled to invite you to an exclusive Dalton premiere of To Dye For: The Documentary! Join us for a special evening to celebrate our community and the meaningful message behind our film. Date: January 3rd Location: The Wink Theater Admission is FREE for the Dalton Community! The Red Carpet will open at 5:30pm along with doors and consessions.
This event is geared towards adults, although there are no provocative scenes or language, so older children are welcome. Please note: one scene includes a sensitive discussion on suicide.Why This Event Matters:To Dye For explores the health risks of synthetic dyes found in everyday products—a reality affecting millions of people, often unknowingly. Before its nationwide release in January, we're bringing it to Dalton for a heartfelt premiere dedicated to our community.This is truly a Dalton story: over 120 local children and adults contributed as extras and actors in key reenactment scenes, and our community played a vital role in bringing this film to life through volunteer support, crowdfunding, and a generous local grant. Let’s come together to honor these contributions and raise awareness around this essential topic. Event Highlights:- Free Admission – Thanks to our generous sponsors, tickets are covered as a gift to our community!- Concessions and Exclusive T-Shirts – Available for purchase to support the film and future screenings.- Feature-Length Screening of To Dye For: The Documentary – 82 minutes of eye-opening insights
About the film
After discovering that their child has a life-altering sensitivity to synthetic dyes, parents and first-time filmmakers Brandon and Whitney Cawood are documenting their journey to unravel the impacts of synthetic dyes. They embark on a journey to meet with the world’s leading synthetic dye experts, conducting in-person interviews with scientists and researchers, which leads to an unexpected series of shocking stories and surprising discoveries.
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1h 22m
Released
2024
About the space
The Historic Wink Theatre, built by J.C.W. Wink in 1941, is one of the oldest structures in downtown Dalton.
Then Wink was built to be “a small-town version of the Fox Theatre in Atlanta”, and designed to be one of Dalton’s Principle Attractions. Mr. Wink had an extraordinary love for the community and was quoted as saying, “The Wink was built for the people of Dalton and Whitfield County, its Your Theatre.”
The restoration of the Wink Theatre began in 1998 and was completed in 2002 through the efforts of Mr. Troy Hall, Who had the foresight and desire to preserve one of Dalton’s few remaining historical treasures.
Troy Hall, retired owner of Silver Leaf Carpet and present owner of WTTI radio station, purchased the Wink properties in 1998. With the same foresight and love of the community as Mr. Wink, Mr. Hall completely restored the original grandeur of the Wink and reopened its doors as a movie and performance theatre.
Mr. Hall completely restored the interior of the 19,000 sq. ft. two story building and 8,000 sq. ft. of adjacent structures, while preserving all possible original structures to assure it’s placement on the National Registry of Historic Places.
The original Marquee was restored and a replica of the original ticket booth was built. All wall colors and color schemes in the draperies and the carpet were meticulously matched to the original colors of the Wink, found during the renovation process. Requisite art work, in the form of hand made ornamental plasters, sculptures, and friezes are in progress by Artisan, Wei Ning Song from China, who is now residing in Dalton. The final step of the renovation was the installation of nearly 1,100 seats by the Irwin Seating Company, which furnished seating for Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Part of the theatre’s charm centers around nostalgia. Many remember growing up watching westerns – once a film star rode his horse down the isle to the delight of the audience before a flick. Others recall first dates, getting caught smoking in the bathroom, World War II news clips and footage from Europe, the hippie era, Gone With the Wind, Star Wars to The Black Hole… the memories are endless.
The Wink Theatre has the distinction of being one of the oldest structures remaining in Dalton and the only example of Art Moderne in North Georgia. It also has the distinction of being the only theater in Northwest Georgia to have the versatility of a movie theatre to a performance theatre capable of hosting any touring or local theatre, musical or dance company.
The Wink Theatre now belongs to Rock Bridge Community Church.
Theater
Wheelchair accessible
Indoor Event
Food for sale