BEHIND THE LENS #528: Featuring Britt Bankhead

BEHIND THE LENS #528: Featuring Britt Bankhead

From Behind The Lens by debbie lynn elias

July 13, 2026 · 1h 6m

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Debbie Lynn Elias interviews filmmaker Britt Bankhead about his directorial debut, 'The Town That Takes', which explores the mystery of the Roanoke Colony.

A new filmmaker for you today on BEHIND THE LENS! BRITT BANKHEAD – director, co-writer, producer, and lead actor joins me talking about his narrative feature directorial debut, THE TOWN THAT TAKES. How many of you remember some of your elementary school lessons about the early settlers of the colonies? I know I do, and so does Britt, and he is bringing us an interesting and entertaining film that blends the legend of CROATOAN with a present-day mystery-horror film that focuses on those 115 settlers in Roanoke, Virginia, who went missing in the 1500s. Inspired by CROATOAN, the only clue left behind following the disappearance of the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the film transforms one of America's most enduring unsolved mysteries into a chilling blend of Southern Gothic atmosphere, investigative suspense, a whodunnit, and supernatural terror, and lots of old-school action. For generations, historians, researchers, authors, and paranormal enthusiasts have searched for answers surrounding the disappearance of the Roanoke colonists. Science and documents have shown what theoretically happened, but with no definitive explanation ever discovered, the event remains one of the most…

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Host: debbie lynn elias

Guest: Britt Bankhead

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Books & works: THE TOWN THAT TAKES

Places: Roanoke, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina

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