Film features mural painters in Pontiac

Scott McCoy, the former mayor of Pontiac, Ill., and owner of McCoy studios, has produced a documentary film about the Walldogs mural painters when they descended on the city last summer, reported the Bloomington Pantagraph.

The title of the film is “Murals on Main Street — The Story of Walldogs in Pontiac, Ill.” The two-hour film is coming out on DVD, including a two-hour bonus disc of bloopers and other features.

The video recounts how mural artists from around the world came to Pontiac in June to paint more than a dozen murals on downtown buildings and other sites. It offers explanations of who the subjects of the murals tie in with Pontiac history, including its role as a Route 66 community.

It also includes footage of the preparation for the event and how the murals have affected the community.

McCoy also did follow-up interviews with the artists and even traveled out-of-state to get some of them.

You can go here to order both the DVD and the bonus disc for a total of $19.95 through the holidays.

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