The Valley’s first movie theater to reopen is kicking off with the local premier of Ahwatukee native and Mountain Pointe High School alumnus Sean Olson’s second feature film today, June 10.

Sean Olson, a former long-time Ahwatukee resident and editor for the entertainment news magazine Extra, was anxiously awaiting the Arizona premiere of his newest movie and its opening in Harkins Theatres in April.

But then came the pandemic, closing film festivals and theaters.

“Ah, the challenge of releasing an independent film in the middle of a pandemic,” Olson lightheartedly mused.