THAT'S OUR RALPH!!!!!


FOLLOWING SEAN has been nominated for 2 Emmy Awards! Best Documentary Producers Ralph Arlyck & Malcolm Pullinger & Outstanding Achievement in Writing Writer/Director Ralph Arlyck The nominations were announced by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The awards will be presented on September 22nd at a ceremony in Fredrick P. Rose Hall, at Lincoln Center in New York City. WATCH THE TRAILER – ADD TO NETFLIX – BUY AT AMAZON – OFFICIAL WEBSITE *** Read Reviews in THE NEW YORK TIMES, VILLAGE VOICE, and TIME OUT ***

San Francisco, 1969. Ralph Arlyck turned his camera on Sean, a precocious 4-year-old who lived upstairs from him in a crashpad full of hippies in Haight-Ashbury. Arlyck's candid short film, in which Sean talked casually about smoking pot, living with speed freaks, and watching cops bust heads, garnered great acclaim — and sounded alarms — at the time. Now, thirty years, three generations, and a lifetime later, Arlyck returns to find Sean, his freewheeling father, sarcastic communist grandma, and the rest of his boisterous family. This riveting family saga — a chronicle of growing up and moving on — works both as social comment and suspense flick: Will Sean's alleged pothead past and family drama catch up with his present-day reality as a struggling husband and father? Seamlessly blending rare archival footage with vivid portraits of 60s survivors, and bravely exposing his own personal dramas, Arlyck follows Sean along an epic time-trip filled with moments of surprising tenderness and humor. The FOLLOWING SEAN DVD, a Docurama/New Video release, runs 87 minutes, and includes "Sean", the original 1969 short film, along with other special bonus features. WATCH THE TRAILER, to find out more!

"Eloquent... A tender rumination on the legacy of the 60s and the mysteries of everyday life." - THE NEW YORK TIMES
"You will be deeply, quietly moved." - WASHINGTON POST "The finest film I've seen this year!...As affecting as one of Chekhov's sobering tales." - BOSTON PHOENIX "Remarkably subtle... a totallyunsettling work." - ROLLING STONE
"Exhilarating" - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "Marvelous... exquisitely resonant... It touches on a universality that transcends VW buses and Bush-era politics." - ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION "A masterpiece of documentarywork and a moving piece of cinematic poetry." - CULTURE VULTURE

"Splendid... Arlyck constructs, between the 60s and today, a bridge as beautiful and touching as the Golden Gate." - LE CANARD ENCHAINE

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