We Go Way Back

We Go Way Back is a 2006 American film directed and written by Lynn Shelton and starring Aaron Blakely, Maggie Brown, Basil Harris, Amber Hubert and Robert Wright.

We Go Way Back
Directed by	Lynn Shelton
Written by	Lynn Shelton
Produced by	Peggy Case AJ Epstein
Starring	Aaron Blakely Maggie Brown Basil Harris Amber Hubert Robert Hamilton Wright
Cinematography	Benjamin Kasulke
Edited by	Lynn Shelton Michelle Witten
Music by	Laura Veirs Jason Staczek
Production companies	Geisha Years, LLC
Release date	January 2006 (2006-01) (Slamdance Film Festival)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A young woman who has just been offered her first leading role as an actress is confronted by the specter of her thirteen-year-old self.^[1] The dialog between the 23-year-old actress and her younger self begins in memory, and then climaxes in an apparitional experience with the specter of her own, repressed, precocious youth.^[2]

Cast

• Aaron Blakely – Jeff
• Maggie Brown – Kate-at-13
• Basil Harris – Pete
• Amber Hubert – Kate-at-23
• Robert Hamilton Wright – The Director
• Sullivan Brown – Jeremy
• Russell Hodgkinson – Frank

Production

The film began shooting in 2004 in Seattle.

In 2009, the company Geisha Years LLC was formed by Shelton specifically to purchase the film from TFC Productions 1, LLC, which was the original producer for the film. Geisha plans to secure a distribution deal for the film.

Reception and awards

• Kodak Vision Award for Best Cinematography – 2006 Slamdance Film Festival
• Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature – 2006 Slamdance Film Festival^[3]

We Go Way Back has been described by critics as "polished" and "impressionistic".^[2]