Warren/McMinnville: Free Documentary Screening Centers Around Homeless January 22nd

 MATCH (McMinnville Action to Create Housing) is pleased to invite all McMinnville and Warren County residents to a free screening of Beyond The Bridge: A Solution to Homelessness. The film will start at 6:00 PM at the Park Theater in downtown McMinnville on Thursday, January 22, 2026.

To promote collaboration and raise awareness, MATCH will host a Town Hall Meeting immediately following the film. The film highlights positive solutions from the producers' 40,000-mile trek across America, documenting community action and collaborative approaches to homelessness.

Brad Durham, president of MATCH, said, “The producers, Don Sawyer and Tim Hashko, will be in McMinnville for two days to share their stories of positive solutions to homelessness. Everyone is encouraged to attend the free screening of Beyond The Bridge and to participate in the Town Hall Meeting immediately after the film.”

Beyond The Bridge has been screened in over 50 cities, and the producers have 250 requests to screen the film in 2026. The central theme of the documentary film is how successful collaboration in a city develops permanent supportive housing—an evidence-based solution to homelessness.

Mayor Ryle Chastain and County Executive Terry Bell will be two of the individuals on the Town Hall Panel after the film. Other members of the Town Hall Panel include Mark Farley, Executive Director of U.C.D.D & U.C.H.R.A.; Sheila Fann, Executive Director of H.O.M.E.; and Neal Kelley, Regional President of Saint Thomas Ascension Hospital.

Tickets are free, and the public is encouraged to reserve tickets on the Park Theater website: https://mcminnvilleparktheater.com/tickets/

Contact: Brad Durham
President, MATCH
(615) 838-4426
Brad412@benlomand.net
www.mcminnvilleactiontocreatehousing.org