We Are the Shaggs Conversation with Director Ken Kwapis

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Shelf Life Books. Join us this Sunday for a conversation with Director Ken Kwapis ahead of the Alberta Premiere of We Are the Shaggs at the Calgary International Film Festival!We'll be discussing the new documentary We Are The Shaggs, as well as Kwapis' book "But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct." Join us for an in-store ticket giveaway and to be part of the latest art reveal for We Are The Shaggs. We hope to see you there!About the authorKen Kwapis has been a motion picture and television director for nearly forty years. He directed eleven feature films, among them A WALK IN THE WOODS, HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU, and THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS. Kwapis helped launch nine television series, including THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW, THE BERNIE MAC SHOW, and THE OFFICE. He earned an Emmy nomination for directing the “Gay Witch Hunt” episode of THE OFFICE. He also earned an Emmy nomination for his work as a producer-director of Fox’s MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE. Kwapis contributed episodes to such shows as FREAKS AND GEEKS, SANTA CLARITA DIET, and ONE MISSISSIPPI. Most recently, he directed the entire second season of Netflix’s SPACE FORCE. In addition to his film and television work, Kwapis is the author of the memoir But What I Really Want To Do is Direct, published by St. Martin’s Press.About the bookFor over three decades, director Ken Kwapis has charted a career full of exceptional movies and television, from seminal shows like The Office to beloved films like He’s Just Not That Into You. He