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SUMMARY:Film Premiere: Erased
DESCRIPTION:&lt\\;span style=&quot\\;font-weight: 400\\;&quot\\;&gt\\;On 
 August 29\\, 2026\\, at 7:30pm\\, Missy Bell of Mouse House Productions w
 ill premiere her debut feature film: &lt\\;/span&gt\\;&lt\\;i&gt\\;&lt\\;
 span style=&quot\\;font-weight: 400\\;&quot\\;&gt\\;Erased&lt\\;/span&gt\
 \;&lt\\;/i&gt\\;&lt\\;span style=&quot\\;font-weight: 400\\;&quot\\;&gt\\
 ;\\, at the Diana Wortham Center for the Performing Arts. The tender-hear
 ted drama stars local actors Thomas L. Townsend\\, Elias Hamilton\\, and 
 Lauren H. Davis.&lt\\;/span&gt\\;    &lt\\;span style=&quot\\;font-weight
 : 400\\;&quot\\;&gt\\;When Missy Bell wrote the screenplay for her debut 
 feature film\\, she had no way of knowing shooting would land in the wake
  of Hurricane Helene. &lt\\;/span&gt\\;    &lt\\;span style=&quot\\;font-
 weight: 400\\;&quot\\;&gt\\;Co-producers Missy and Michael Bell\\, joked 
 with the crew\\, “If we can flush\\, we can film!” as production date
 s approached for shooting the hope-core drama\\, &lt\\;/span&gt\\;&lt\\;i
 &gt\\;&lt\\;span style=&quot\\;font-weight: 400\\;&quot\\;&gt\\;Erased&lt
 \\;/span&gt\\;&lt\\;/i&gt\\;&lt\\;span style=&quot\\;font-weight: 400\\;&
 quot\\;&gt\\;.&lt\\;/span&gt\\;    &lt\\;span style=&quot\\;font-weight: 
 400\\;&quot\\;&gt\\;Michael said\\, “It ended up that just one day befo
 re the deadline we’d set for ourselves\\, we got non-potable water back
  in the pipes.” Filming took place in November and December of 2024\\, 
 and the film was completed in September 2025.&lt\\;/span&gt\\;    &lt\\;s
 pan style=&quot\\;font-weight: 400\\;&quot\\;&gt\\;Missy and Michael run 
 their production company\\, &lt\\;/span&gt\\;&lt\\;a href=&quot\\;https:/
 /mousehouse.productions/&quot\\;&gt\\;&lt\\;span style=&quot\\;font-weigh
 t: 400\\;&quot\\;&gt\\;Mouse House Productions&lt\\;/span&gt\\;&lt\\;/a&g
 t\\;&lt\\;span style=&quot\\;font-weight: 400\\;&quot\\;&gt\\;\\, in a co
 llaborative and cooperative manner\\, putting kindness first and making s
 ure that everyone who works on the film gets a cut of the film’s profit
 . The premiere event\\, scheduled for August 29th at the Wortham Center f
 or the Performing Arts\\, is no exception. Missy said\\, “This event wi
 ll serve to launch &lt\\;/span&gt\\;&lt\\;i&gt\\;&lt\\;span style=&quot\\
 ;font-weight: 400\\;&quot\\;&gt\\;Erased&lt\\;/span&gt\\;&lt\\;/i&gt\\;&l
 t\\;span style=&quot\\;font-weight: 400\\;&quot\\;&gt\\; into screening a
 ll over the world. We’re excited to celebrate this milestone with our c
 ommunity right here in Asheville.”&lt\\;/span&gt\\;    &lt\\;span style
 =&quot\\;font-weight: 400\\;&quot\\;&gt\\;The premiere event will feature
  live performances from the film’s composer (&lt\\;/span&gt\\;&lt\\;a h
 ref=&quot\\;https://www.josh-hummel.com/&quot\\;&gt\\;&lt\\;span style=&q
 uot\\;font-weight: 400\\;&quot\\;&gt\\;Joshua Hummel&lt\\;/span&gt\\;&lt\
 \;/a&gt\\;&lt\\;span style=&quot\\;font-weight: 400\\;&quot\\;&gt\\;) and
  soundtrack musicians\\, a screening of the film\\, remarks from the film
 makers\\, a red carpet\\, merch\\, and a mixer with the cast and crew fol
 lowing the screening\\, where audience members can get autographs and min
 gle with the actors and other creatives in person. “It’s a red carpet
  comeback from Helene for the entire community. I cannot wait to celebrat
 e this film and what it means\\, knowing what we’ve all overcome!”&lt
 \\;/span&gt\\;    &lt\\;b&gt\\;About the Film:&lt\\;/b&gt\\; &lt\\;i&gt\\
 ;&lt\\;span style=&quot\\;font-weight: 400\\;&quot\\;&gt\\;Erased&lt\\;/s
 pan&gt\\;&lt\\;/i&gt\\;&lt\\;span style=&quot\\;font-weight: 400\\;&quot\
 \;&gt\\; takes place over One Crazy Night\\, and is the story of Evan\\, 
 a thirty-something business man working on the deal of his life. When the
  now 18 year old son he chose to abandon at birth appears at his door in 
 the middle of the night\\, Evan is forced to choose between the deal and 
 the possibility of a relationship with his son. An early access reviewer 
 said: “[Erased is] tender\\, funny\\, mysterious\\, and leaves the view
 er with curiosities\\, rounding out an excellent cinematic experience.”
 &lt\\;/span&gt\\;    &lt\\;b&gt\\;The Asheville Premiere of &lt\\;/b&gt\\
 ;&lt\\;b&gt\\;&lt\\;i&gt\\;Erased&lt\\;/i&gt\\;&lt\\;/b&gt\\;&lt\\;b&gt\\
 ; will take place on August 29\\, 2026 at 7:30 PM (doors and red carpet a
 t 7PM) at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are on sale
  now via their website: &lt\\;/b&gt\\;&lt\\;a href=&quot\\;https://www.wo
 rthamarts.org/events/erased-film-premiere-event/&quot\\;&gt\\;&lt\\;b&gt\
 \;&quot\\;Erased&quot\\; Film Premiere Event - Wortham Center for the Per
 forming Arts&lt\\;/b&gt\\;&lt\\;/a&gt\\;&lt\\;b&gt\\;. &lt\\;/b&gt\\;\\nh
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