"The Way We Get By"

The City of Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park and Cultural Center is presenting a new PBS POV (a cinema term for "point of view") film: "The Way We Get By" by Aron Gaudet. This event is being held on Friday, November 18th at 6:30 pm inside the Indian Temple Mound Museum Lazarus Education Center. It is free and open to the public. This film screening is a part of the Downtown Art Walk in Fort Walton Beach, which is held the third Friday of every month. This event is in collaboration with the award winning documentary series POV (www.pbs.org.pov).

Film Synopsis: The SXSW Special Jury Award winning and Emmy-nominated "The Way We Get By" is a deeply moving film about life and how to live it. Beginning as a seemingly idiosyncratic story about troop greeters - a group of senior citizens who gather daily at a small airport to thank American soldiers departing and returning from Iraq, the film quickly turns into a moving, unsettling and compassionate story about aging, loneliness, war and mortality.

On call 24 hours a day for the past five years, a group of senior citizens has made history by greeting over 1,000,000 American troops at a tiny airport in Bangor, Maine. The Way We Get By is an intimate look at three of these greeters as they confront the universal losses that come with aging and rediscover their reason for living. Bill Knight, Jerry Mundy and Joan Gaudet find the strength to overcome their personal battles and transform their lives through service. This inspirational and surprising story shatters the stereotypes of today's senior citizens as the greeters redefine the meaning of community. For more information about the cast and crew please visit the film's website at http://www.pbs.org/pov/waywegetby/. PBS National Broadcast Date: November 11, 2009. Running time: 84 minutes

POV is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. POV premieres 14-16 of the best, boldest and most innovative programs every year on PBS. Since 1988, POV has presented over 300 films to public television audiences across the country. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.

Heritage Park & Cultural Center is located at 139 Miracle Strip Parkway SE. Museum operating hours are 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, and closed on Sunday. For further information please call 850-833-9595.

The City of Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park & Cultural Center is a community outreach division of the City and is committed to providing area historical educational programming.

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