The Turnage Theater will be the venue for the premier of the latest documentary by STRS filmmakers, and Washington residents, Blake and Emily Scott.

At 6 p.m. on May 10, the award-winning duo will launch the sixth documentary of the REFUGE series, this one highlighting Mackey Island National Wildlife Refuge, with a premier party, showing and reception at the historic downtown Washington theater.

“I’m just looking forward to it,” said Blake Scott. “We’ve done (a premier) there before under the other management and had a really good crowd. This will be the first movie shown there under the new management.”

The Scotts have gained a following with their series of documentaries focusing on the wildlife of North Carolina refuges.

According to Blake Scott, Mackey Island — located on 8,138 acres in northeastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia — is a waterfowl paradise. Over the course of a year and a half, the Scotts filmed the refuge’s creatures, capturing daily life in the animals’ natural environment. The film features bald eagles and the Greater Snow Geese migration arriving from their southbound migration by the thousands.

“That place is just tranquil. It really is a tranquil environment,” Blake Scott said.

REFUGE-Mackey Island follows REFUGE-Alligator River, REFUGE-Roanoke River, REFUGE-Pea Island; REFUGE-Pocosin Lakes; and REFUGE-Mattamuskeet, all of which have been regularly aired on UNC-TV.

According to Blake Scott, he and Stuart Lannon, the technical engineer at the Turnage Theater, are ironing out the details of putting the best possible showing of the documentary together, in addition to the live music provided for premier attendees before the event.

After the event, the Scotts will be available for a question and answer session about their work and the Mackey Island film.

“We’re planning on a really good time,” Blake Scott said. “I’m just looking forward to it.”