Full-length documentary about Tulsa’s history coming soon

“Boomtown,” a feature-length documentary about the history of Tulsa, will be screened theatrically next month and on Tulsa television stations in August, according to an article in the Tulsa World.

Here is the official trailer:

Official Trailer HD – Boomtown: An American Journey from Kirkpatrick&Kinslow Productions on Vimeo.

Kirkpatrick & Kinslow, based in the Tulsa area, produced the film, which includes interview footage with “Route 66: The Mother Road” author and Tulsa resident Michael Wallis, who talks about the evolution of the Mother Road.

The film sprouted from a 2013 New Year’s Eve party conversation between Russ Kirkpatrick and Tulsa Historical Society executive director Michelle Place. The project began as a three-minute film and kept growing.

The documentary will include rare images of early Tulsa that many have never seen, gathered from the Tulsa Historical Society collection, as well as new footage of the city and its people. […]
“We basically gathered these people to answer this question: Why is the study of history important?” Place said. “What came out of that is that out of these horrible events in our history — and events like these happen all over, not just in Tulsa — we wanted to look at the human condition.
“Like the forced removal and the Five Civilized Tribes, or the people of Greenwood, how did these people move forward? How did they move on the next day, out of the ashes? We want to put words to it so that people can understand: Life has always been difficult.”

Theatrical screenings begin at Tulsa Historical Society, 2445 S. Peoria Ave., and at the Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave., on July 29. For television, airings are set for RSU-TV, channel 35 and cable 1086, at 7 p.m. Aug. 11; 10 a.m. Aug. 14; and 11 p.m. Aug. 17.

Kirkpatrick & Kinslow also are working on a short film about Oklahoma humorist Will Rogers and Route 66 that stars Wallis and Jennifer Rogers-Etcheverry, Rogers’ great-granddaughter. That film also will be out in August.

UPDATE: Shortly after I posted this story, I got the official movie poster: