At the Carolina Theatre on Tuesday, Roofman kicked off the 2025 Charlotte Film Festival. The film tells an unbelievable local crime story. Channing Tatum steps into the role of Jeffrey Manchester, who gained notoriety by cutting holes in fast-food restaurant roofs to steal cash.
“It was the only place to make this movie,” said director Derek Cianfrance to the packed house at the Carolina Theatre, according to The Charlotte Observer.
Film crews worked in Charlotte for 37 days during late 2024. The story tracks Manchester’s string of break-ins through restaurant ceilings. After breaking out of jail, he found shelter in a Toys R’ Us, where he met a woman from a nearby church…