The Way, My Way (With Filmmaker Q&A)

He walked the Camino not knowing why - but his life would be forever changed.

Based on Bill Bennett´s best selling Camino memoir of the same title, THE WAY, MY WAY is a movie about a man walking the 800km Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in Spain, searching for meaning – not realizing it was right in front of him, one step at a time.

Mr. Bennett and his production team are coming to Vancouver all the way from Sydney, Australia to share this movie with us.  There will be a Q&A session after the movie.

Filmmakers Bill Bennett and Jennifer Cluff are one of Australia’s most experienced and respected producing teams, having made 17 feature films and numerous documentaries over a forty year period. Bill has received Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Film and Best Director, he’s had two films in Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival, four films in Toronto, and had three major international retrospectives.

Bill first walked the Camino de Santiago in 2013, then wrote a book about his experiences - The Way, My Way - which became a best seller. He’s since walked four more Caminos.

Jennifer Cluff is not only a producer but an actress, having starred in the classic ABC series Seven Little Australians. She’s since worked in theatre, television and film. She’s also a dramaturge and script editor, working on screenplays and novels for major publishing houses. She´s walked four Caminos.

Monday, March 3
Doors 2:00 pm | Movie 2:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tickets HERE

You can learn more about the movie and view the trailer at https://thewaymywaymovie.com/

THE WAY, MY WAY (Bill Bennett, 2024 / 98 mins / NR) Based on Bill Bennett´s best selling Camino memoir of the same title, “The Way, My Way” is a movie about a man walking the 800km Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in Spain, searching for meaning – not realizing it was right in front of him, one step at a time.


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Based on the best selling Camino memoir of the same name by Bill Bennett, the film documents one man's journey along the Camino de Santiago, searching for meaning, not realizing it was right in front of him, one step at a time.

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