On June 16th we had the great privilege of sponsoring the Calgary premiere for The Art of Getting By. This film features Emma Roberts and Freddie Highmore in a whirlwind romance, taking your typical boy meets girl themes and wrapping them into a more complex story. George (Freddie Highmore) is an unmotivated high school senior who has slipped through the cracks most of his life. While he is clearly intelligent and has great talent as an artist, he can’t be bothered to maintain good grades, foster relationships and his home life is in turmoil. Eventually, his attitude catches up to him and he is faced with the choice of being expelled from school, and not graduating, or hitting the books to complete every assignment he has missed over the past year in only three weeks . The only positive in his life, other than his love for drawing, seems to be Sally (Emma Roberts), who, in many ways, is the polar opposite to George and is popular, confident and doesn’t mind school. Their unlikely friendship begins when George covers for Sally when a teacher catches them smoking. From there, the two friends begin to influence one another drastically through a roller coaster of ups and downs. Emotions heighten once George realizes just how special Sally is to him and it has dramatic effects on their relationship. Will he tell her how he feels or continue on a path of self destruction?
The screening was held at the Scotiabank Theatre at Chinook Center and co-sponsored by The Calgary Sun.
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