Can a conversation about grammar be both delightful and heartwarming? Absolutely! Join filmmakers Ellen Jovin, founder of The Grammar Table, and her husband, Brandt Johnson, as they share their story. Then, don’t miss the screening of their film Rebel with a Clause at the Vashon Theatre on September 14.

One fall day, 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. What happened next is the stuff of grammar legend. Ellen and her filmmaker husband, Brandt Johnson, took the table on the road, visiting all 50 states as Brandt shot the grammar action. But this story transcends grammar. It’s the story of an epic quest in a divided time to bring us all closer together.

Ellen Jovin is the founder of the traveling pop-up grammar advice stand known as the Grammar Table. She is the author of the 2022 bestseller Rebel with a Clause and has answered the grammar questions of total strangers on the streets of all 50 states.

Brandt Johnson is the director, producer, cinematographer, and editor of the docu-comedy Rebel with a Clause, and he’s married to Ellen.

Photo credit Brandt Johnson