Rebel with a Clause

About this event

Grammar nerds, unite! Before the show, let Ellen Jovin settle your grammarian grievances at the Grammar Table. The film screening is followed by an onstage Q&A with Jovin and director Brandt Johnson and a book signing in the lobby.

About the film

One fall day in 2018, 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.

Jovin and her filmmaker husband, Brandt Johnson, took the table on the road, visiting all 50 states as Johnson shot the grammar action.

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 a quest to bring us all closer together. In a time of social and political division, the Grammar Table is a place of unity and connection. The conversations at the table help answer the question “How can we all get along?”