Rebel With a Clause

The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the one-day-only Sedona encore of “Rebel with a Clause” on Tuesday, May 5 — National Teacher Appreciation Day — at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. One fall day, Ellen 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. Ellen and her filmmaker husband, Brandt Johnson, took the table on the road, visiting all 50 states as Brandt shot the grammar action. But this story transcends grammar. It’s the story of an epic quest in a divided time to bring us all closer together. “When my wife, Ellen Jovin, first started setting up her Grammar Table, I would sit nearby and watch the hilarious and heartfelt interactions she had with people from every imaginable background,” said director Brandt Johnson. “In a time of social and political division, the Grammar Table was a place of unity and connection. I needed to share with the world what I was witnessing, so I began filming.” Starting an hour before the film, come hang out with Ellen at her nationally acclaimed Grammar Table, where she will answer grammar questions, resolve family grammar disputes, and take complaints. After the screening, please stick around for a Q&A with Brandt and Ellen, followed by a book signing of Ellen’s national bestseller. “Rebel with a Clause” will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Tuesday, May 5 at 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $12, or $9 for Film Festival members (and all teachers). For tickets and more information, please call 928-282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona. TEACHERS: Call 928-282-1177 to order your tickets with our special Teacher Appreciation Discount or bring your school I.D. to the box office to get your discounted tickets in person.