The Way We Get By

The Way We Get By

In honor of Veterans Day, community partners are organizing screenings of POV films The Way We Get By, Armadillo and Where Soldiers Come From. Scroll down to find an event near you!

For a full listing, visit our Local Screenings map.

Clinton, CT

The Way We Get By
Monday, November 7, 2011, 6:30 PM
Come to a screening of The Way We Get By at the Henry Carter Hull Library,10 Killingworth Turnpike.

Mountain Home, AR

Where Soldiers Come From
Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 5:30 PM
Come out to the Baxter County Library for a Video Salute to Area Veterans and Volunteerism. The library will be screening Where Soldiers Come From at the Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County, 300 Library Hill. For more information, call 870-425-3598 x213.

Where Soldiers Come From

Where Soldiers Come From

San Diego, CA

Where Soldiers Come From
Thursday, November 10, 2011, 3:00 PM
Join the US Midway Museum and the Student Veterans of America, Thomas Jefferson Law School Chapter for a special Veterans’ Day commemoration screening of Where Soldiers Come From followed by talk with Scoot McGaugh about his new book Battlefield Angels Saving lives under enemy fire from Valley Forge to Afghanistan
at the San Diego Public Library, 820 E Street. For more information, call 619-236-5800.

Armadillo

Armadillo

Duluth, MN

Armadillo
Thursday, November 10, 2011, 5:00 PM
Join the UMD Office of Civic Engagement for a screening of Armadillo followed by a discussion at the Office of Civic Engagement,1207 Ordean Court, 120 Bohannon Hall.

Avalon, NJ

Where Soldiers Come From
Thursday, November 10, 2011, 6:00 PM
Come out for a screening of Where Soldiers Come From at the Avalon Free Public Library, 235 32nd St. For more information, call 609-967-7155.

Oakland, CA

Where Soldiers Come From
Thursday, November 10, 2011, 6:00 PM
Join the Aurelia Reinhart Historical Society for a screening of Where Soldiers Come From followed by a discussion and “Thank You” card station for veterans and soldiers at the Mills College Student Union, 5000 MacArthur Blvd. For more information, call 323-314-9859.

Clinton, CT

The Way We Get By
Monday, November 7, 2011, 6:30 PM
Come to a screening of The Way We Get By at the Henry Carter Hull Library,10 Killingworth Turnpike.

Arlington, VA

Enemies of the People
Thursday, November 3, 2011, 7:00 PM
Join Genocide Watch and George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution for a screening of Enemies of the People at Founder’s Hall Auditorium, 3301 Fairfax Drive. Filmmakers Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening. For more information, call 703-993-8000.

Alexandria, VA

Where Soldiers Come From
Sunday, November 6, 2011, 2:30 PM
Join the Alexandria Film Festival for a screening of Where Soldiers Come From at the George Washington Masonic Memorial, 101 Callahan Drive. From November 3-6 the Alexandria Film Festival brings high-quality short and feature length films, documentaries, filmmaker panels, and arts presentations to unique and historic venues throughout Alexandria, VA. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.alexandriafilm.org.

StoryCorps Shorts 2011

StoryCorps Shorts 2011

Princeton, NJ

StoryCorps Shorts 2011
Saturday, November 12, 2011, 2:00 PM
Join the Princeton Public Library for a special screening of POV’s StoryCorps Shorts. The screening is part of Princeton Reads 2011, a community-wide reading program and book discussion centered around themes of memory, love, and resilience. For more information, call 609-924-9529.

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Jamie worked in the Community Engagement and Education Department at POV from 2010 to 2013. Prior to joining POV in 2010, Jamie worked at Northwestern University's satellite campus in Doha, Qatar, where she was part of the team tasked with setting up the school's film and journalism programs in the Middle East. She has worked in various capacities on many documentary film crews around the world, including productions in West Africa, and has worked closely with acclaimed filmmaker Margaret Brown. Jamie has also previously worked in the exhibition department at the Field Museum of Natural History and the education and cinema programming departments at the Block Museum of Art. She holds a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in Radio/TV/Film and African Studies.