We Go Way Back
{{short description|2006 film by Lynn Shelton}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = We Go Way Back
| image =
| caption = Poster for We go way back (2006)
| director = Lynn Shelton
| producer = Peggy Case
AJ Epstein
| writer = Lynn Shelton
| narrator =
| starring = Aaron Blakely
Maggie Brown
Basil Harris
Amber Hubert
Robert Hamilton Wright
| music = Laura Veirs
Jason Staczek
| cinematography = Benjamin Kasulke
| editing = Lynn Shelton
Michelle Witten
| studio = Geisha Years, LLC
| released = {{Film date|2006|01||Slamdance Film Festival}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
We Go Way Back is a 2006 American film directed and written by Lynn Shelton and starring Aaron Blakely, Maggie Brown, Basil Harris, Amber Hubert and Robert Wright.
Plot
A young woman who has just been offered her first leading role as an actress is confronted by the specter of her thirteen-year-old self.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110504151536/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/341813/We-Go-Way-Back/overview We Go Way Back (2005)]; New York Times Online, retrieved Jul 12, 2009. The dialog between the 23-year-old actress and her younger self begins in memory, and then climaxes in an apparitional experience with the specter of her own, repressed, precocious youth.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/movies/05oran.html?pagewanted=2|title = She's a Director Who's Just Another Dude|newspaper = The New York Times|date = July 2, 2009|last1 = Orange|first1 = Michelle}}
Cast
- Aaron Blakely – Jeff
- Maggie Brown – Kate-at-13
- Basil Harris – Pete
- Amber Hubert – Kate-at-23
- Robert Hamilton Wright – The Director
- Sullivan Brown – Jeremy
- Russell Hodgkinson – Frank
Production
The film began shooting in 2004 in Seattle.
In 2009, the company Geisha Years LLC was formed by Shelton specifically to purchase the film from TFC Productions 1, LLC, which was the original producer for the film. Geisha plans to secure a distribution deal for the film.
Reception and awards
- Kodak Vision Award for Best Cinematography – 2006 Slamdance Film Festival
- Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature – 2006 Slamdance Film Festival[https://web.archive.org/web/20121022001444/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/341813/We-Go-Way-Back/awards We Go Way Back, awards]; New York Times Online, retrieved Jul 12, 2009.
We Go Way Back has been described by critics as "polished" and "impressionistic".
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0468580|We Go Way Back}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110504151536/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/341813/We-Go-Way-Back/overview New York Times review]
{{Lynn Shelton}}
Category:Films directed by Lynn Shelton
Category:2006 directorial debut films
Category:Films shot in Washington (state)