The documentary “Muscle Shoals” made its highly anticipated homecoming screening March 1 in UNA’s Norton Auditorium as part of the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival, bringing with it a group of music legends and film personnel involved in its production.

The group present at the screening included Tony Arendt, cinematographer for “Muscle Shoals” and for the 2009 blockbuster “Avatar;” Rick Hall, founder and owner of FAME Studios and one of the main subjects of the film; Jimmy Johnson and David Hood, members of the Swampers (FAME’s legendary rhythm section); and Spooner Oldham, fellow Swamper and inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Each had a hand in the making of “Muscle Shoals,” which is about the one-of-a-kind musical talent that has come naturally from the area, particularly from FAME Studios.

The documentary was produced by Stephen Badger and directed by Greg “Freddy” Camalier, who felt drawn to the Shoals after passing through while on a road trip from Washington, D.C., to Santa Fe. Neither had produced a film but devoted the next four years to this one.

For more on the premiere and the documentary, check out this Thursday’s issue of The Flor-Ala.