Sheen Center to Preview ‘Jimmy,’ Film on Jimmy Stewart’s Wartime Service

The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture will host a preview screening of the film Jimmy on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Loreto Theater. The film follows the life of actor Jimmy Stewart, tracing his transition from an Academy Award winning actor to an Army Air Corps pilot during World War II and his subsequent return to Hollywood.

Through a program with Vet Tix, every ticket purchased for the screening provides a veteran with a free ticket to see the film. The event includes a conversation with director Aaron Burns, producer Jack McClintock, and actress Jen Lilley, who plays Stewart’s wife, Gloria.

Kieran Maelia, deputy executive director of the Sheen Center, stated that the center is partnering with the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and the veteran owned company Roberts & Ryan for the screening. Maelia noted that the film addresses the invisible wounds many veterans carry home from war. The film is scheduled to open worldwide on Nov. 6.