The Overnighters, Part of the Winter Series at the Carolina Theatre

The Winter Series at the Carolina Theatre is now part of the Full Frame Road Show presented by PNC! All films in our Winter Series are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Seating is first come, first served. No ticket is required. Films start at 7:30PM, doors open at 7:00PM.North Dakota¿s ongoing oil boom has attracted a flood of economic refugees, blue-collar workers hit hard by the Great Recession. Jay Reinke, a Lutheran pastor in the town of Williston, ministers to the men streaming in from around the country, many of whom arrive without a place to stay or any lead on a job. He converts his church into a makeshift shelter and invites these newcomers into his congregation and his home. But predictably, the influx of so many desperate men changes the town¿s complexion and brings about an increase in crime. Reinke must convince the townsfolk and his own congregation to accept these jobseekers as new arrivals rather than viewing them as an invading army. Full Frame veteran Jesse Moss (FULL BATTLE RATTLE, SPEEDO) explores this tense community standoff, which repeatedly flares and threatens to erupt. How much will Reinke sacrifice in the name of compassion?