The Way We Get By
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The Way We Get By is a 2009 documentary film
directed by Aron Gaudet
and produced by Gita Pullapilly
, about a group of senior citizens in Bangor
, Maine
who greet U.S. troops at the Bangor International Airport
. The Way We Get By had its world premiere at the 2009 South by Southwest
Film Festival, winning the Special Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film also won the Audience Award at the 2009 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, the Standing Up Film Competition at the Cleveland International Film Festival, and the Best Documentary at the Atlanta, Little Rock, Naples, Phoenix, and Newport International Film Festivals. The film received a 2010 Cinema Eye nomination for Debut Feature Film.
In May 2009, the film had its Maine premiere, one of the largest movie premieres in the state of Maine. Maine National Guard members lined outside the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus and greeted the subjects of the film and other greeters as they entered the auditorium. The Governor of Maine presented Director Aron Gaudet with a special award recognizing the film.
The Way We Get By aired on the critically acclaimed PBS series, POV in November of 2009 and August 3, 2010.
International Film Circuit released The Way We Get By in over 60 cities across the United States and Films Transit handled the international distribution.
In October 2009, The Way We Get By had a special screening on Capital Hill. Dr. Jill Biden, the Vice President's wife introduced the film and the entire Maine delegation was present and honored the film. The next day, the film screened at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. During this trip, Director Aron Gaudet, Producer Gita Pullapilly, and the three subjects of the film, received a special invitation to meet with Vice President Joseph Biden at the White House.
AARP named The Way We Get By Best Documentary of 2009 in their ninth annual Movies For Grownups Awards. During the acceptance speech, Director Aron Gaudet called Morgan Freeman up to the stage for a picture with his mom, Joan Gaudet, one of the stars in the film, making for one of the most memorable highlights of the evening. At this event, Robert De Niro was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Gaudet and Pullapilly starting dating when they began making The Way We Get By, their first feature-length film. In October 2009, Real Weddings Maine provided them with a high-end free wedding to celebrate all they had done to capture the heart of Maine. Over 60 vendors in the state provided their products and services. The wedding took place at the Retreat at French's Point. Their wedding was highlighted in the New York Times Vows Section as well as other popular national wedding magazines and blogs.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Aron Gaudet
Aron Gaudet
Filmmaker Aron Gaudet made his feature directorial debut with the award-winning documentary, The Way We Get By -- a story about three senior citizens finding purpose in their life. The film had its world premiere at the South By Southwest Film Festival and won the Special Jury Award...
and produced by Gita Pullapilly
Gita Pullapilly
Gita Pullapilly is an award-winning television journalist and film producer. Pullapilly is the producer on the award-winning documentary, The Way We Get By, a heartfelt story about three senior citizens finding purpose in their life. The film had its world premiere at the South By Southwest Film...
, about a group of senior citizens in Bangor
Bangor, Maine
Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
who greet U.S. troops at the Bangor International Airport
Bangor International Airport
Bangor International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located west of the city of Bangor, in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is owned and operated by the City of Bangor and was formerly a military installation known as Dow Air Force Base. The airport possesses a single...
. The Way We Get By had its world premiere at the 2009 South by Southwest
South by Southwest
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Film Festival, winning the Special Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film also won the Audience Award at the 2009 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, the Standing Up Film Competition at the Cleveland International Film Festival, and the Best Documentary at the Atlanta, Little Rock, Naples, Phoenix, and Newport International Film Festivals. The film received a 2010 Cinema Eye nomination for Debut Feature Film.
In May 2009, the film had its Maine premiere, one of the largest movie premieres in the state of Maine. Maine National Guard members lined outside the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus and greeted the subjects of the film and other greeters as they entered the auditorium. The Governor of Maine presented Director Aron Gaudet with a special award recognizing the film.
The Way We Get By aired on the critically acclaimed PBS series, POV in November of 2009 and August 3, 2010.
International Film Circuit released The Way We Get By in over 60 cities across the United States and Films Transit handled the international distribution.
In October 2009, The Way We Get By had a special screening on Capital Hill. Dr. Jill Biden, the Vice President's wife introduced the film and the entire Maine delegation was present and honored the film. The next day, the film screened at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. During this trip, Director Aron Gaudet, Producer Gita Pullapilly, and the three subjects of the film, received a special invitation to meet with Vice President Joseph Biden at the White House.
AARP named The Way We Get By Best Documentary of 2009 in their ninth annual Movies For Grownups Awards. During the acceptance speech, Director Aron Gaudet called Morgan Freeman up to the stage for a picture with his mom, Joan Gaudet, one of the stars in the film, making for one of the most memorable highlights of the evening. At this event, Robert De Niro was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Gaudet and Pullapilly starting dating when they began making The Way We Get By, their first feature-length film. In October 2009, Real Weddings Maine provided them with a high-end free wedding to celebrate all they had done to capture the heart of Maine. Over 60 vendors in the state provided their products and services. The wedding took place at the Retreat at French's Point. Their wedding was highlighted in the New York Times Vows Section as well as other popular national wedding magazines and blogs.