"Honestly, since we premiered at Sundance, I've been emailing trying to figure out how it can get here," he said of the Kentucky Theatre. "That was before we had the distributor... like feels different because I've watched so many movies at the Kentucky in the meantime."
Ghostlight, which Thompson co-directed with his partner actor, Kelly O'Sullivan, is a drama about emotional expression and the work it often takes to get there.
When audiences walk out of the theater, Thompson says he hopes some walls might come down.
"I hope they feel some freedom to to feel," he says. "If you've seen the film, you kind of get it. But I hope they come out of it feeling and openness. I guess it's definitely a movie that hopefully cracks you open a little."
Ghostlight shows at the Kentucky through Thursday at the end of the month. It hits AMC+ and soon after Hulu.
