Notre Dame Rough Cut Screening

Sorry the delay in writing. It's been a crazy time since we returned back from Notre Dame. We're working on cutting our film to 80 minutes. It's pretty hard to do knowing that what we have now is working well. More updates on that coming soon....

The Notre Dame rough cut screening was great. We were worried about the turnout since it was on Halloween but it turned out to be a strong showing. We weren't sure how a Midwest audience was going to react to the film but they were laughing and emotional throughout the film and we could tell they were really getting into the film. When I get the pictures from the ND event, I will upload them here.

Given the response to the film so far, we are really excited to see how it will play in festivals. We have submitted to the major fests and are waiting to hear back. Keep your fingers crossed!

In the meantime, we need your help spreading the word about the film. We've got a Facebook group set up and we've been corresponding with a lot of our supporters through that. Help us spread the word!!

Stay tuned for more updates soon...

South Bend Tribune Article

We will have another rough cut screening of our film on Halloween. Here is an article in the South Bend Tribune that describes the event. This will likely be the last work in progress screening as we continue editing the film to a fine cut. Poor Aron will be locked in the edit room again!

The Way We Get By Photos!!!

Check out our production photos for THE WAY WE GET BY on Flickr!! We will have many more photos coming soon but this will get us started. Share and send the photos on to your friends and family.

The Way We Get By- FACEBOOK GROUP

We are excited to announce that we have just set up THE WAY WE GET BY Facebook Group.

Please join us and help us spread the word to your friends and family about our film. We need your support as we launch this film nationally early next year.

Stay tuned for exciting updates.....

2nd Rough Cut Screening

The second rough cut screening was a huge success for us! We want to thank New England Institute of Art and Women in Film & Video for sponsoring this event at the Coolidge Corner Theater. A number of filmmakers and other friends and advisers came out to watch this cut and provide feedback to us on the film. The comments to our website and e-mail addresses have been extremely helpful and we are taking these comments into account as we we cut down the film to right length. What we know now is that the story is really connecting with people, the pacing is right, and the characters are captivating.

We are getting e-mails from across the country from people who want to see this film. Thank you for signing up to help bring the film to your city and for signing up for our newsletter updates. We are doing our best to respond to all e-mails. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!

1st Rough Cut Screening-Camden, Maine

Aron Gaudet, Bill Knight, Joan Gaudet, Jerry Mundy, and Gita Pullapilly
at the 1st Rough Cut Screening of The Way We Get By.

We are getting close!!! We had our first rough cut screening at Camden, Maine to see what a general audience would think of our film and where we needed to cut the film to make it as strong as possible. The Camden International Film Festival sponsored this rough cut screening for us. 350 people were in attendance as well as our three characters from the film---Bill, Joan, and Jerry. We showed a cut that was 93 minutes--knowing that in order to get it to our target time, we would have to cut roughly 10 minutes from the film.

The showing was so emotional! We were really nervous since we were showing this rough cut for the first time. We really didn't know what people would think. But when the lights came up and we went to greet our characters, we were shocked to see that people were cheering and clapping. We received two standing ovations and the crowd cheered our characters! Everyone we spoke with really connected with the film and said that this film was speaking to them. We stayed in Camden over the weekend and were stopped by a number of people on the street who came up to us, hugged us, and thanked us for making this film.

Aron and I are still overwhelmed by the response we received in Camden as well as the e-mails since then from those that have seen this first cut. We can't wait to see what happens at our upcoming rough cut screenings before we begin submitting to film festivals! Keep your fingers crossed and please continue to help spread the word about the film!

Independent Film Week- NYC September 2008

Aron and I just returned from Independent Film Week (IFP Market) in New York City. For the filmmakers out there, you NEED to attend this week when your film is close to ready. There were 75 documentary films chosen for this week. We had the opportunity to meet with key film festival programmers and distributors. One on one meetings are arranged with industry professionals who are interested in your film. We came to NYC with a number of meetings and then had just as many side meetings while we were there.

One of the highlights of the week was meeting other filmmakers who were accomplished in their own right and were working hard on some amazing projects as well.

For a few years now, other filmmakers told us we should apply to IFW. I now know why so many people talk about IFW. This week will not only benefit The Way We Get By but also our future projects!

17th Annual NetIP Conference in Boston

Aron and I had a chance to speak at the 17th Annual NetIP Conference in Boston on Sunday about The Way We Get By. It was amazing to see how people responded to the trailer and wanted to get involved in supporting social issue films. Young professionals around the country are helping us promote The Way We Get By and it was great to receive such support from this well-established group.

Rough Cut is MOVING FORWARD

We are working hard on refining the rough cut for the film and making it stronger (and shorter). We will be showing our advisers another cut of the film at the end of the week. The meetings so far have been incredibly inspiring and we are looking forward to showing you it soon! Make sure to check back for updates on rough cut screenings near you!

1st Cut Done!

Aron and I are excited to report that we have finished the first cut of The Way We Get By. We've been pulling crazy hours to get it done in time....working morning to night developing the story and finding the right pacing for the film. We are excited to show it select groups to get their thoughts and input. We're moving full speed ahead!

The Way We Get By

This is an exciting time for The Way We Get By. We are working hard on our rough cut and it is really coming together. Our music composer is working with select scenes from the film and Aron is editing and refining the film. It is so exciting to see it all come together after all of these years.

Thank you for your support!