written and directed by Lynn Shelton starring Amber Hubert, Maggie Brown,
Robert Hamilton Wright, Basil Harris, Aaron Blakely, Russell Hodgkinson, Sullivan Brown
cinematographer Benjamin Kasulke sound by Vinny Smith music supervisor Sean Nelson
production design by Tania Kupczak edited by Lynn Shelton and Michelle Witten
produced by Peggy Case and Gregg Lachow songs and music by Laura Veirs plus
The Decemberists, Harvey Danger, The Lights, Menomena, The Glands
Eux Autres, Correspondents, Sean Nelson and His Mortal Enemies, The Vernacular?
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On her 23rd birthday, Kate (Amber Hubert) opens a letter that she wrote as a precocious adolescent to her imaginary grown-up self. The letter asks, "Are you happy?" Obviously not. Kate moves in a dreamlike state, passive and indifferent as Jiffy muffins burn and various men take advantage of her. Throughout, we hear 13-year-old Kate's voice echo in adult Kate's thoughts. Eventually, the young Kate character (Maggie Brown) makes an appearance, leading to a moving confrontation.
AWARDS
SLAMDANCE Film Festival 2006 - Best Narrative Feature, Best Cinematography
TORUN Film Festival TOFFI 2006 - Best Feature, Best Director, Best Cinematography
BENDFILM Festival 2007 - Excellence in Directing by a Female Filmmaker
FESTIVALS
SLAMDANCE Film Festival 2006 | Maryland Film Festival 2006 | Seattle Int. Film Festival 2006
Sidewalk Film Festival 2006 | Sao Paulo Film Festival 2006 | Torun Film Festival TOFFI 2006
Olympia Film Festival 2006 | BendFilm Festival 2007
BLURBS
"Very funny...beautifully shot with a terrific soundtrack...WE GO WAY BACK has the feel of an early-70's American independent, willing to challenge the audience to follow it into a very personal, uncommercial direction."--Robert Horton, Everett Herald
"Beautifully funny and poignant."--Molly Lori, Seattle Weekly
"With quiet confidence, filmmaker Lynn Shelton establishes and overcomes her central conceit--in which Kate's teenage self visits her in the flesh--to tell a funny, touching story about self-effacement, trust and really bad theater."--Annie Wagner, The Stranger
"Consistently sharp and funny. Amber Hubert and Maggie Brown do a lovely job."--John Hartl, The Seattle Times
"A funny, touching, thoroughly original and strikingly captured vision that stays with you long after the credits have rolled."
--Brangien Davis, The Seattle Times