Following Sean
- Saturday, March 17 8:30 pm
- Sunday, March 18 12:30 pm
- Wednesday, March 21 12:00 pm
City Hall Arts Center
In the late 1960s, aspiring filmmaker Ralph Arlyck rented a dirt-cheap apartment in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. He befriended the family upstairs and shot a 15-minute short about 4-year-old Sean, who cheerfully boasted of “smoking grass” and talked about the “pigs busting heads.” Recently, Arlyck sought to discover what happened to Sean and his family, and the result is a “tender and levelheaded rumination on the legacy of the ‘60s and the mysteries of everyday life” (The New York Times). Prompted by the search for Sean, now a family man and working-class electrician, the film is also a touching essay-autobiography, sifting through several decades of Arlyck’s 16-millimeter memories. Also showing: RIDE by Art Bell (10 minutes). Post-film event: Filmmaker Ralph Arlyck will discuss the film after the Saturday 8:30 show. Sponsored by Casey Family Services. Ralph Arlyck’s appearance is made possible by the Vermont Humanities Council. No rating, 88 minutes. Film Website
Posted in 2007 Films & Events