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Boston's premiere of the award-winning film, THE WAY WE GET BY

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 24, 2009
CONTACT:
Kristen Lauerman, (617).369.3016, KLauerman@mfa.org
Producer Gita Pullapilly, 617-460-9138, gita@thewaywegetbymovie.com
Leigh Harper, 404-357-1726 LHarper@HandsOnNetwork.org  

 

 Operation Homefront and HandsOn Network affiliate Boston Cares honor those who serve with the help of the Maine Troop Greeters at the Boston premiere of the award-winning film, THE WAY WE GET BY
 

(BOSTON, MA) – As part of President Obama’s “United We Serve” initiative, Operation Homefront and HandsOn Network affiliate Boston Cares are proud to present the highly acclaimed documentary, The Way We Get By, which will screen at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston beginning Thursday, August 27 at 8 p.m. at Remis Auditorium and continuing until Wednesday, September 2. Kicking off the Boston premiere, members of the Army National Guard will greet veterans and military families as they walk into the theatre on Friday, August 28. Director Aron Gaudet will be in attendance, as well as a star from The Way We Get By. For ticket information, visit the MFA’s Web site: http://www.mfa.org/calendar/sub.asp?key=12&subkey=8949

 
 Fresh from its successful New York City and Los Angeles theatrical premieres, The Way We Get By continues its campaign to rally support for volunteer activities for military families and community engagement. To make it easier for people to volunteer, the Administration is promoting Serve.gov, a Web site that allows visitors to type in their zip code to find local volunteer opportunities, recruit volunteers by posting their organization’s projects or get ideas for creating their own projects with friends, families and neighbors.President Obama’s full message about United We Serve and more information on the initiative can be found at www.Serve.gov.
               
The Way We Get By is a deeply moving film about life and how to live it. Beginning as a seemingly idiosyncratic story about a group of senior citizens who gather daily at a small airport to greet American soldiers departing and returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, the film quickly turns into a moving, unsettling and compassionate story about aging, loneliness, war and mortality. The story of these exemplary Mainers has been praised by Los Angeles Times as a film that is “filled with a rare honesty and intimacy that makes for a rewarding film experience,” and proof that volunteerism can significantly impact an entire community.
 
Since its completion, The Way We Get By has touched the lives of thousands across the country. From war veterans to elderly volunteers, the film has provided hope and inspiration to everyday citizens during this time of economic turmoil. The Way We Get By has been honored with the Special Jury Award at the South by Southwest Film Festival, the Golden Rock award for Best Documentary at the 3rd Little Rock Film Festival and the Audience Award at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina. At the Cleveland Film Festival, it beat 28 films to win the Greg Gund Memorial Film Competition, which recognizes films for their social conscience. David Cornelius, a nationally-acclaimed critic who covered the South by Southwest Film Festival, summed it up in his five-star review of the film by saying, "How many films are this effective, that with so few words, the viewer can become heartbroken? Gaudet's film is a marvel of humanity, celebrating life (and lamenting the end of it) through its little moments. I adored every frame of this movie and every person in it."
 
What:   Boston Premiere of award-winning documentary The Way We Get By
Where: Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston
When: Thursday, August 27, 8 PM.
               Friday August 28, 8 PM.
               Saturday August 29, 1 PM.
               Sunday August 30, 11 AM.
               Wednesday September 2, 4 PM.
 

To view the trailer and to obtain more information, visit
www.thewaywegetbymovie.com.     
 www.bostoncares.org              
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About HandsOn Network
HandsOn Network, the volunteer-focused arm of Points of Light Institute, is the largest volunteer network in the nation and includes more than 250 HandsOn Action Centers that reach more than 83% of the nation's population and extend to ten countries. HandsOn includes a powerful network of more than 70,000 corporate, faith and nonprofit organizations that are answering the call to serve and creating scaled impact. In 2008, the network delivered approximately 30 million hours of volunteer service valued at $615 million. For more information, visit http://wwwhandsonnetwork.org.
 
Boston Cares is the largest organization in New England dedicated to team oriented volunteering on a flexible basis. In 2007, more than 16,000 Boston Cares volunteers contributed 49,000 hours to 165 non-profits in the Greater Boston area.
ABOUT THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. Each year, the Corporation engages four million Americans of all ages and backgrounds through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America programs. For more information, visit NationalService.gov.
 
About Operation Homefront
Operation Homefront provides emergency and morale assistance for our troops, the families they leave behind and for wounded warriors when they return home. A nonprofit 501(c)(3), Operation Homefront leads more than 4,500 volunteers in 30 chapters nationwide, and has met more than 105,000 needs of military families. Operation Homefront also hosts the Web community Operation Homefront Online. For more information, please visit www.operationhomefront.net and www.homefrontonline.com.