The way first-time filmmakers get by

The Way We Get By is one of the hidden gems of this year's Hot Docs festival in Toronto. Director Aron Gaudet and producer Gita Pullapilly say that theater owners have been skeptical about whether a documentary featuring elderly people and American troops will draw general audiences. But reaction to the 2009 SXSW Special Jury Award winner, which follows three senior citizens who greet American troops as they come back from the war in Iraq, is proving that its story of life and mortality is a compelling one.

May 7, 2009

The Way We Get By is one of the hidden gems of this year's Hot Docs festival in Toronto. Director Aron Gaudet and producer Gita Pullapilly say that theater owners have been skeptical about whether a documentary featuring elderly people and American troops will draw general audiences. But reaction to the 2009 SXSW Special Jury Award winner, which follows three senior citizens who greet American troops as they come back from the war in Iraq, is proving that its story of life and mortality is a compelling one.