Meet the "troop greeters," three senior citizens who have made it their personal mission to thank returning and departing soldiers.
Equipped with Thank You signs, handshakes, and hugs, Jerry, Joan, and Bill are often the first faces soldiers see as they step off the plane and perhaps the only thank-you that some soldiers get. And they never miss a flight. This is the premise of the emotionally-charged film The Way We Get By.
As the story expands beyond the airport, it becomes a painful and necessary reminder of how our culture often casts aside not only our soldiers, but also our elderly.
For six years the greeters have welcomed over one million soldiers into a tiny airport in Maine, but outside the airport, they've independently struggled with loneliness, poor health, and the isolation that often comes with aging. Trailer after the jump.
The Way We Get By - Trailer from The Way We Get By on Vimeo.
The Way We Get By will be opening in Los Angeles on August 14th at Laemmle's Music Hall 3, located at 9036 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Director Aron Gaudet, producer Gita Pullapilly, and one of the greeters will be present for a Q&A following the screening.
Screening times are:
August 14th - 20th at 12:20pm*, 2:40pm*, 5:00pm, 7:20pm, and 9:40pm**.
* - Sat. & Sun. only / ** - Fri. & Sat. only Meet the "troop greeters," three senior citizens who have made it their personal mission to thank returning and departing soldiers.
Equipped with Thank You signs, handshakes, and hugs, Jerry, Joan, and Bill are often the first faces soldiers see as they step off the plane and perhaps the only thank-you that some soldiers get. And they never miss a flight. This is the premise of the emotionally-charged film The Way We Get By.
As the story expands beyond the airport, it becomes a painful and necessary reminder of how our culture often casts aside not only our soldiers, but also our elderly.
For six years the greeters have welcomed over one million soldiers into a tiny airport in Maine, but outside the airport, they've independently struggled with loneliness, poor health, and the isolation that often comes with aging. Trailer after the jump.
The Way We Get By - Trailer from The Way We Get By on Vimeo.
The Way We Get By will be opening in Los Angeles on August 14th at Laemmle's Music Hall 3, located at 9036 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Director Aron Gaudet, producer Gita Pullapilly, and one of the greeters will be present for a Q&A following the screening.
Screening times are:
August 14th - 20th at 12:20pm*, 2:40pm*, 5:00pm, 7:20pm, and 9:40pm**.
* - Sat. & Sun. only / ** - Fri. & Sat. only 
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