OLD HEART
A new movie adapted from Peter Ferry’s acclaimed novel — out now!
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September 21 Hilweg, Netherlands Biesbosch MuseumEiland. This special event at Biesbosch National Park includes film stars Edward Gaines, Eva Doueiri, producer Roger Rapoport and speakers from the museum staff. Guest can tour tour the waterways where smugglers moved food and supplies from liberated Southern Netherlands to people starving in northern cities still behind Nazi Lines during the Hunger Winter of 1944-45. Featured in Old Heart, De Biesbosch is one of the most scenic regions in the Netherlands. Seating is limited and reservations are recommended for this event. September 22: (Evening) Leiden, Netherlands at Kijkhuis Leiden in association with Studium Generale Universiteit Leiden. Detroit Lead Actor Edward Gaines, Dutch costar Eva Doueiri, producer/screenwriter Roger Rapoport will join a panel with a Dutch Historian. We thank Mieke Kirkels for making this event possible.
Lake Forest, Illinois Gorton Center
Sunday, July 12, 2026
2:00 PM 4:00 PM
Gorton Center 400 East Illinois Road Lake Forest, IL, 60045 United States (map)
This special tribute event honors Old Heart author Peter Ferry who taught English at Lake Forest High School for 28 years. Colead actress Diane Van Wesep will join producer/screenwriter Roger Rapoport as well as Ferry’s students and faculty colleague for this screening.
Tickets are available at this link.
Old Heart focuses on how people cross cultural boundaries to find common ground. In addition to honoring black soldiers who have fought for our country back to the American liberation, the film, is also a tribute to elder independence. Set in Detroit and the Netherlands, Old Heart was filmed in West Michigan and the Dutch community of Veldhoven. Twenty-three Michigan actors are featured along with Amsterdam actress Eva Doueiri in her screen debut.
This 90 minute feature has won 8 best feature awards and two dozen other honors for directing, acting, cinematography, editing, costuming and screenwriting.
Coming Soon: Upcoming events include Indianapolis, Southfield, Michigan and Las Vegas Nevada. Check back as we add more screening
Where We’ve Played.
Since its May, 2025 Redford Theater premiere in Detroit, Old Heart has screened for over 160 audiences. They include the Park Slope Public Library Brooklyn New York, Berkeley California’s Hillside Club, the Culver Theate in Culver City, California, Kan Kan Cinema in Indianapolis, the St, Augustine, Florida Film Society and Chicago's Chopin Theater.
In addition to two week theatrical runs with Celebration Cinema in Norton Shores, Grand Rapids, Lansing and Kalamazoo, the film has played across Michigan at the State Theater and Lake Michigan College, in South Haven, the Library of Michigan in Lansing, the Garden Theater in Frankfort, the Dogwood Center in Fremont, the Ludington Arts Center, The Miliken Theater in Traverse City, Southfield Center, Hope College’s Stempien Auditorium in Holland for the Association for the Advancement of Dutch American Studies, the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Friendship Village in Kalamazoo, Lake Michigan College in South Hqven, the Wealthy Theater and the Veterans Home in Grand Rapids and Mona Shores High School in Norton Shores. Old Heart has also screened at more than two dozen film festivals across America, in Europe and Asia. They include the Vero Beach Film, Asian Talent, Marina Del Rey, Edukino (Poland)l, Los Angeles Stars, the Crown Point International, the Gothamite. East Village and Farm to Film Festivals where the film won best feature honors.
In addition the film has screened in the Netherlands at Kijkhuis Leiden, Theater De Schalm in Veldhoven Biesbosch Eiland Museum, as well as Dorpshuis Schiermonnikoog and Dorpshuis Leende. In France Old Heart played on Crosie Europe’s Loire Princess.
For inquires about booking the film for a screening, please contact Producer Roger Rapoport at rogerdrapoport@me.com (231) 720-0930 (v0ice only).
Old Heart Screenings in Holland