Stay Then Go
by Shelli Ainsworth
The second film in the Ritz Cinema Society’s inagural film series, the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers, Stay Then Go is the story of Marion Baird, a mother who — like so many confronted with a child who is unique — finds herself negotiating increasingly unpredictable territory.
Stay Then Go takes a poignant, challenging look at the bonds of motherhood from an unexpected perspective: that of a devoted mom who must figure out the rules for letting go of the son she built her whole life around. Part intimately detailed family drama, part emotional ghost story, the film is written and directed by Shelli Ainsworth who spins a lyrical work of fiction that hits personally close to home for her.
Come meet writer-director Ainsworth – the mother of a son who has autism — and screen Stay Then Go, a film which Ainsworth says was a chance to take a more poetic inroad into the complex but rarely-seen experiences of millions of parents trying to help special needs children make their way in the world.
6:00 - Reception with filmmaker Shelli Ainsworth meet and greet with hors d'oeuvres, non-alcoholic beverages, cash wine & beer bar.
7:00 - Stay Then Go film screening post -screening Q&A with Ainsworth
TICKET TYPES:
Adult - $15 / reception, film and post-screening Q&A
Member* - $10 / reception, film and post-screening Q&A
Student** - $10 / reception, film and post-screening Q&A
Adult/film - $8 / film & post-screening Q&A only
Member*/film - $5 / film & post-screening Q&A only
Student**/film - $5 / film & post-screening Q&A only
* Tickets are discounted for current members of the Tennessee Valley Art Association.
** Any school student, including college student