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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A video taken by a drone equipped with a camera buzzing around the nooks and crannies of a historic Minneapolis bowling alley has attracted hundreds of thousands of views online.
The drone in the 1/2-minute video at Bryant-Lake Bowl follows bowling balls down the track and takes viewers behind the track reset mechanism, back to the floor and the bar.
The video is the work of 25-year-old filmmaker Jay Christensen, produced by Minneapolis Rally Studios and directed by Anthony Jaska, reported the Star Tribune.
“Guardians of the Galaxy” filmmaker James Gunn tweeted the clip to his more than 800,000 followers, saying he wanted filmmakers “to come to London with us later this year when we shoot Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.”
Christensen, who lives near the bowling alley, was hit by destruction and reconstruction along Lake Street after last year’s riots after George Floyd’s death at the hands of the Minneapolis police.
“It got me thinking, what will the future of Lake Street be like?” he asked. “Bryant-Lake Bowl is a staple in the community, and it didn’t suit me.”
He approached the owner of the bowling alley, who let them shoot after hours because of coronavirus restrictions. Christensen and Gunn said they were just having fun making the movie this month and never expected all the attention.