‘Rebel With a Clause’ film screening and talk set Oct. 13

The Rehoboth Beach Film Society will present a special screening of the docu-comedy “Rebel With a Clause” at 3:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 13, at the Cinema Art Theater in Lewes. 

Filmmaker Brandt Johnson and star Ellen Jovin will appear in person to discuss their work and answer questions following the film.

One fall day, Jovin set up a folding table on a Manhattan sidewalk with a homemade sign that said “Grammar Table.” Right away, passersby began excitedly asking questions, telling stories and filing complaints. What happened next is the stuff of grammar legend.

Jovin and Johnson, her filmmaker husband, took the table on the road, visiting all 50 states as Johnson shot the grammar action. Media outlets across the country celebrated the adventures of the grammar table in over 100 print, radio and television stories. People from every imaginable background visited the table to share a laugh, settle disputes and talk about their grammar insecurities.

These conversations took place in small towns and big cities, by bookstores and coffee shops, on beaches and mountainsides. But this story transcends grammar. It’s the story of an epic quest to bring people closer together.  The conversations at the table help answer the question “How can we all get along?”