Goodwater filmmaker premieres first local movie

Gwen Bishop
Gwen Bishop
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Jul 28, 2026
Jul 28, 2026

Sometimes when your second home becomes your first, your skills and talents can bring a fresh perspective.

Goodwater’s Leslie Hardy has done this.

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Goodwater filmmaker Leslie Hardy premiered her first film about Goodwater last week at a private screening. The 12-minute film, “Viola,” will have its first public screening next month at the Montgomery Film Festival.
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Goodwater filmmaker Leslie Hardy premiered her first film about Goodwater last week at a private screening. The 12-minute film, “Viola,” will have its first public screening next month at the Montgomery Film Festival.
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