Following Sean - movie reviews and information

'Following Sean' speaks to a generation
by Eleanor Ringel Gillespie

In the late '60s, Ralph Arlyck moved to Haight-Ashbury at the height of the hippie scene. Charles Manson lived across the street and the consummate flower-power couple lived upstairs. Arlyck made a 15-minute student film about their precocious 4-year-old son. Twenty-five years later, Arlyck returns to San Francisco to find out what happened to Sean. His journey also becomes something of a quest inside himself. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
A followup to the controversial 1969 short titled "Sean," about a precocious four-year-old boy in Haight Ashbury. As a child, Sean talked of eating pot, cops busting heads and speed freaks. This sequel reconnects with Sean in his 30s, working as an electrician, and explores the changes in his family.

FILM FACTS ...

Upstate Films

'Following Sean'

Director: Ralph Arlyck
Starring: Ralph Arlyck, Sean Farrell
Run time: 88 minutes
Rating: Not rated, but there is drug use.

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READ THE REVIEW

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B+
"Character-driven and full of tender contradictions, the film is reminiscent of a Chekhov short story. And as such, it touches on a universality that transcends VW buses and Bush-era politics."