'Norwood: The Movie' at home

The creators of the recent documentary ‘Welcome to Norwood: The Movie!’ at 6:30 on Nov. 7 at the Custom Art Framing & Gallery 9 Space at 45 Central St.

Co-owner of 10th District Studios Jerry Kelleher said he and his partner, Brendan King, want to give residents a chance to own a limited edition DVD and/or USB with the full movie.

The show premiered on Norwood Day this year to a sold-out crowd at the Norwood Theatre. Kelleher said when patrons came out of the theatre he got inquiries for the home version almost immediately.

“I had people saying, ‘Hey I need 10 copies right now’ when they were coming out of the theatre,” he said with a laugh.

If you haven’t seen the film, it’s a historical documentary of Norwood, both as a hamlet of Dedham (known as South Dedham at the time) and as its own municipality. Kelleher paired Norwood’s history with that of the country and gave local context to global events. He said he’s very proud of the finished result, and provides a more up to date format for buyers to watch the film.

“A lot of people don’t have DVD players anymore, so you can stick this USB right into your TV or computer,” he said.

The idea for the party came about when 10th District released the documentary they did about the old Norwood Racing Arena.

“It’s all about shop local; I mean Julie Vecchio, Custom Frame’s owner, she’s a great friend,” he said. “And we’ll have all our movies, shirts, beer glasses, all sorts of swag. And then some pictures from the movie and some artwork; maybe some of my own stuff.”

There will be food and drink available at the party too.

Kelleher said before he was making movies here in Norwood, he worked in advertising and graphic design and used to paint.

“I think I’ll go back to artwork once the movie’s done,” Kelleher said. “I think this will be the last picture show. It was a labor of love, but it was really exhausting. This thing took three years to make you know? I love doing it but it’s a lot.”

Kelleher said he wasn’t expecting the reception he got at the movie’s release.

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“It struck a chord with a lot of the people there, and there was a lot of emotion,” he said. “On the way out people were excited and crying because a lot of the stuff we showed is gone forever. That’s kind of what I do, I bring back bygone eras to a modern audience. That’s sort of my mission. And this was the culmination of the 25 years I spent in Town government, the people I met and all the knowledge I gained. I wanted to give something back. I think this will be good, because I think it will be shown at the 200th anniversary!”

Kelleher said both he and King are very proud of the finished product.

“It covered a lot of ground, like, 300 years of history, a lot of it even before the Town was a Town,” he said. “I’m proud of it, the result. Brendan and I put a lot into these movies and it’s risky. You really put yourself out there, it costs a lot of money to make and we just hope people enjoy them. And I got a lot of help too. People really supported it as it was being made and now there is some demand for it too.”

Kelleher said also he wanted to thank his sponsors, Norwood 150 Celebration Committee, Subaru of New England, OneLocalBank, The Space Center, Foley Palenscar & Shortmann Insurance, The Family of John A. Abdallah, John & Jean Hall.

For more information, go to https://10thdistrictstudios.com