Independence Day

Hi everyone,

Welcome to July. We're just one week away from production, and I've finally arrived in Los Angeles. As a native Philadelphian and a graduate of a small university in Connecticut, I've spent most of my life living on the east coast. Although having been here only a day, I don't have much too report as of yet (that is, aside from being mildly disappointed by my first taste of In-N-Out Burger), I can tell you that I'm looking forward to seeing what this strange new land has to offer. Rest assured that when I do find something worth sharing, I'll be sure to do so right here on this blog. For better or for worse, you can expect to find a new post here, at the very least, on a daily basis. This being the website for Fly Away, I'm going to try my best to keep things as on topic as possible, but don't be surprised if you find the occasional aside about Los Angeles, or baseball, or pastrami sandwiches, or any of other random things of that are constantly coursing through my brain. Judging by the amount of traffic that our cast page is getting at the moment, I'm sure that you'll be excited to know that it is in this vain that you can also expect to find blog posts from the rest of the cast and crew as well.

Anyway, I look forward to keeping you informed.
Happy 4th,
-Pete

Welcome to the Blog!

Hello everyone and welcome to the Fly Away Film blog!

This is the website for Janet Grillo's newest film Fly Away. Based on her award winning short, Flying Lessons, Fly Away tells the moving story of a single mother, Jeanne, grappling with the challenge of raising her autistic teenage daughter, Mandy. While I'd love to tell you more about the story, this being the internet, I'm going to try my best to keep this brief. However, if you do want to know more about the story, feel free to click on the "About the Film" tab on the website toolbar. We also have bios of most of the cast and crew up there (the rest are on their way), so be sure to check those out as well. We have a really talented team, so don't be surprised if find a couple of people that you've heard of before.

Although the blog may not be too spectacular at the moment, as production starts to get underway you can expect to find all sorts of great features popping up everyday. We'll have everything from interviews, to videos, to production stills, and even blog posts written by the cast and crew, so be sure to come back and check out all of that stuff out as it goes up. I'm hoping that in the next few weeks, this website is able to become a place that is as interactive as it is informative, and where you'll be able to learn all sorts of things, not only about the film, but also about autism in general. Obviously this is only possible by building a community around the site, so as we start to get things going, feel free to comment on the blog, follow us on Twitter, or become our fan on Facebook

Once again,

Thanks for checking out the site, I can't wait to see it grow.

-Pete Binswanger