Away We Go: A Special Presentation

May 09, 2009

(Sam Mendes, USA, 2009)

Presented by 826 Seattle and Northwest Film Forum

Screenwriter Dave Eggers in attendance!

Directed by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes (American Beauty) from an original screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, this funny and heartfelt film follows the journey of an expectant couple (John Krasinski (The Office] and Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live)), as they travel the U.S. in search of the perfect place to put down roots and raise their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover “home” on their own terms for the first time. The movie features the music of Alexi Murdoch.

 

Screenwriter Dave Eggers (bestselling author A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and What is the What, and founder of 826 National) will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening.

$25 General admission
$20 for Northwest Film Forum members and active 826 Seattle volunteers (NWFF members use code NWFF when purchasing tickets; you will be asked to present your member card night of screening)

 

**This event will be held at the Harvard Exit Theater**
807 E. Roy St.
Seattle, WA



All proceeds from this event go to 826 Seattle in support of its programs.



826 Seattle is the city's only writing center entirely dedicated to helping students, ages 6 to 18, improve their written communication skills. All 826 programs are structured around the belief that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention and that strong writing skills are fundamental to a young person’s future success. With the help of hundreds of volunteers, 826 Seattle offers free after-school tutoring, special writing workshops, class field trips, in-school programs, and publishing opportunities for Seattle students to improve their ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Northwest Film Forum is Seattle's premiere film arts organization, screening over 200 independently made and classic films annually, offering a year-round schedule of filmmaking classes (including summer camps for youth), and supporting filmmakers at all stages of their careers.

 

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