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Made in the Farmington Valley
MADE IN THE FARMINGTON VALLEY
The first film shot here was in Farmington in 1919 with Lillian Gish in "Way Down East" a film directed by D.W. Griffith and released in theaters in 1920."
Whirlygirl; was an independent feature that was released in 2003 and shot primarily at the Avon Old Farms School in Avon."
Gilmore Girls" was a show that took place in the fictional town of "Stars Hollow" which was based on Collinsvilleand Essex CT. A location team came out to shoot still (and possible video) footage of Collinsville to recreate the fictional town. (2000)The Show "
Ghost Hunters" visited Simsbury’s Pettibone Tavern in 2008. They shot here for a few days.
In 2004, rapper 50 cent had an MTV special shot on location (in part) at his home in Farmington.An independent horror movie called "Collinsville: The Haunting" was shot almost entirely on location in Collinsville in 2004.
