Posts Tagged ‘The Way We Get By’
An “Absolutely Stunning” Way to Build a Movie-Poster Blurb
The Way We Get By is almost certainly a marvelous movie, at least judging from Mike Riggs' review, which ran in our Silverdocs issue (6/12). The producers of the movie liked Riggs' review so much they excerpted it on their movie poster, an excerpt of which you can see above. Interesting thing about that review, though: Riggs never said "Absolutely stunning" in it (regardless, I am absolutely stunned I didn't kill such wildly gushing copy when I had the chance).
To find that part of this quote, you have to turn to Riggs' morning roundup from Thursday, June 11. He wrote then:
As for me, I got pretty choked up watching The Way We Get By, and can’t think of a single friend, family member, or down-on-his-luck stranger to whom I would not recommend this film. Absolutely stunning. And Trimpin opened my eyes to the joys of reviewing movies while high sound installations.
I had to ask. He says "I had smoked a little bit before I watched" The Way We Get By, but swears he was stone-cold sober when he wrote that ringing endorsement.
Filmmaker Q&A With Aron Gaudet, Director of The Way We Get By
“This was our film school”, said director Aron Gaudet about his first feature documentary, The Way We Get By, which has screened at more than 20 film festivals in the last three months, including Silverdocs this past week. Gaudet and his now fiance/film's producer Gita Pullapilly spent four grueling years on the project, working full time at other jobs while traveling sometimes 19 hours in a car for a shoot. But the overwhelmingly positive reaction from audiences has made the journey much more than just a learning experience.
Set in Bangor, Maine, the film follows three elderly individuals - Bill, Jerry and Gaudet's mother Joan – who go to a small airport every day to greet the troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite facing failing health, depression and mounting debt, the three are committed to greeting the troops as they first step back on American soil, even if it's as early as three in the morning.
I had the opportunity to chat with Director Aron Gaudet. Here's what he had to say:
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Our Morning Roundup: Domestic Terrorism
Good morning, City Desk readers, and welcome to another edition of the morning roundup before Freedom Friday's morning roundup. Jule Banville is researching how flamingos can bear to stand on one leg for so long, and yours truly is attempting to fill her tiny shoes.
Silverdocs, white supremacists and more, after the jump.
