A.B. Zax, Matt Tannenbaum

Special Preview Screening: Hello, Bookstore

Description

Without books and bookstores there would be no Bradford Literature Festival. Hello, Bookstore is a tribute to all bookstores and their passionate staff, but most of all is the story of one bookshop in Lenox, Massachusetts. Known as The Bookstore, it’s owned by Matt Tannebaum and is at the very heart of its community, until Covid-19 strikes. Matt then must figure out how to keep his business alive while he isn’t allowed to open. Or, after over 40 years of having its doors open, is this the end of the store?

Matt is a garrulous, charming bibliophile who has created a shop where readers can make friends as well as literary discoveries. Hello, Bookstore is about the love of reading and to the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of its owner, as well as a reminder of the endless inspiration and essential community and cultural service that bookshops provide.

Director A.B. Zax and bookstore owner, Matt Tannenbaum, will host an in conversation following the film screening.

Courtesy of Bulldog Film Distribution. This film is certified 12A. You may be asked to provide proof of age at this event.

About the Speakers

A.B. Zax

A.B. Zax is a storyteller fascinated by the dialogue between people and place. He studied film and creative writing at Emerson College, before embarking on a career through the worlds of film production, film programming, and writing. Hello, Bookstore is his first feature documentary. The New York Times called it “beautiful to behold,” and it was included in Variety’s “Best Documentaries of 2022” & The Guardian’s “Best Films of 2022 (You May Not Have Seen).”

Matt Tannenbaum

Matt Tannenbaum grew up in New York City and found his love of great writing while in the American Navy, through books by Henry Miller, Norman Mailer and Jack Kerouac.

Eventually, Matt opened a bookshop in Lenox, Massachusetts, affectionately known as ‘The Bookstore’. The Bookstore has had its doors open for more than 40 years and is an astonishing reflection on Matt’s love for stories and literature.