Blog
We always have something new in the works. Here's what you need to know.
Recent Posts
-
Subjects From The Way We Get By Make History By Greeting Over One Million Troops
April 8, 2010They've become famous among the soldiers who have passed through the airport in Bangor, Maine, on their way to and from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Among their neighbors, they've become a source of pride. To a nation wrestling with the politics behind the wars, they're an inspiration. They are the "Troop Greeters" of Bangor, an intrepid group of…
-
Returning Home: Interactive Website to Honor American Soldiers
November 12, 2009“It's really a personal story not a political one. That goes for the greeters themselves as well. They have different views on the war, but their main goal is to support the troops.” — Aron Gaudet, director, THE WAY WE GET BY On call for the past six years, a group of senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in…
-
THE WAY WE GET BY Premiering Tonight on P.O.V.
November 11, 2009"If you watch/record one thing this evening, I strongly recommend THE WAY WE GET BY, Aron Gaudet's moving documentary..." - USA Today On call 24/7 for the past six years, three senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in Maine. Filled with unexpected turns, THE WAY WE GET BY tells their uplifting and…
-
Filmmakers Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly at SXSW
March 24, 2009PBS Engage hosted a “Social Media & Online Video Studio” at the recent South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive & Film conference in Austin, Texas. Filmmakers Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly discussed their film THE WAY WE GET BY, which was recently funded by ITVS through the LINCS funding initiative and will air this year on P.O.V. on PBS. Since March…