Once a year, a group of feverishly determined table setters vie for the “Best of Show” ribbon at the Orange County Fair table setting competition. Often referred to as “The Olympics of Table Setting,” contestants can spend over 6 months preparing their table to compete and ultimately be judged. A mere misplaced soup spoon can mean the end for an otherwise perfect table. But like any competition, it is not without its dramatics. Old rivalries, controversy, and eccentric personalities come to a head as SET! explores topics far beyond the silverware.
UPDATE (07/23/23): Set! will available for rent or purchase on all VOD platforms (Apple, Amazon, etc) on October 9th! In the interim,
you can rent Set! TODAY on Vimeo! Click the link and Enjoy!
UPDATE (11/15/21): Set! has been selected as DOCUMENTARY OF THE MONTH on the TODAY SHOW.
Click here to watch director, Scott Gawlik and some of the cast of
Set! discuss the film in studio.
UPDATE (11/12/21): Today is the day!
Set! is available to the world on
Discovery+ !! Sign up today to receive a free 1-week trail!!
Even Hoda & Jenna from the Today show are getting in on the fun!
Click here! UPDATE (11/09/21): Set! wins the jury award for
"Best Documentary" at
The Newport Beach Film Festival! UPDATE (11/02/21): Set! will be screening at the
IDFA festival in Amsterdam!
Click here for tickets and information.
18-11-2021 18:30 Rialto VU 4
19-11-2021 19:15 Tuschinski 5
- SOLD OUT22-11-2021 14:00 DLM: Mary Dresselhuys Zaal
(Followed by in-person Q&A w/ Director Scott Gawlik)26-11-2021 14:00 Ketelhuis Zaal 1
27-11-2021 10:30 Tuschinski 5
- SOLD OUT UPDATE (11/01/21): Set! will be available to the world November 12! on
Discovery+ !!
UPDATE (10/17/21): New festival selections below!
11/07/21 & 11/08/21 -
Cork International Film Festival - Tickets & Information
here.
11/07/21 - 11/14/21 -
Napa Valley Film Festival - Tickets & Information
here.
UPDATE (09/22/21): Set! will be screening LIVE at the
2021 Newport Beach Film Festival on
Saturday, October 23rd!! This is the ONLY Southern California screening and the entire cast and crew will be in attendance. Stay for after the screening for what what is guaranteed to be a very entertaining panel with all of your favorite table setters from the film!!
Get your tickets ASAP as this will sell out!!! CLICK HERE FOR TIX! UPDATE (09/21/21): New festival selections below!
10/22/21 -
Devour Film Festival - Tickets & Information
here.
10/22/21 & 10/23/21 -
Naples International Film Festival - Tickets & Information
here.
10/24/21 -
AGH Film Festival - Tickets & Information
here.
UPDATE (09/21/21): New screening announcements below!
10/14/21 -
Heartland International Film Festival - Online October 6th - Tickets & Information
here.
9/18/21 -
Film Fest Tucson - Tickets & Information
here.
UPDATE (09/07/21): New screening announcements below!
9/17/21 -
Newburyport Documentary Film Festival - Tickets & Information
here.
9/18/21 -
Peoria Film Fest - Tickets & Information
here.
9/27/21 -
Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs, Austrailia - Tickets & Information
here.
10/07/21 & 10/08/21-
Edmonton International Film Festival - Tickets & Information
here.
UPDATE (07/12/21): Two updates for Australia!
Set! will be screening in theaters at the
Melbourne International Film Festival on August 14th & 20th and online August 6th.
Click for Tickets. Also, due to popular demand, the
Stronger Than Fiction Film Festival will be adding a second screening of
Set! on July 16th @ Dendy Canberra.
Click for Tickets. UPDATE (06/17/21): Set! will screen at the
Phoenix Film Festival in Arizona on Tuesday, August 17 @ 7:30pm. The screening will be followed by a live Q&A with the Director Scott Gawlik and DP Jon Salmon.
Click here for tickets. UPDATE (06/01/21): Set! will screening at
Cannes Marché du Film on June 22 & June 23!
UPDATE (05/27/21): Set! will screening at
BEAT! Film Festival on June 10 at 19:30 in Moscow, Russia at the Illyuzion Theater.
Click here for tickets. UPDATE (04/30/21): Director Scott Gawlik talks
Set! in
POV Magazine UPDATE (04/28/21): "It’s not just ‘knives and forks and Emily Post rules." Welcome to the world of competitive table-setting!
The Toronto Star reports.
UPDATE (04/26/21): Set! subject Bonnie Overman and director Scott Gawlik mix it up LIVE on
CTV News. UPDATE (04/21/21): Ahead of its world premiere at
Hot Docs, London-based
MetFilm Sales has boarded worldwide sales rights to
Set! Click here for the full story on Deadline. UPDATE (03/23/21): Set! will world premiere at the 2021 Hot Docs Film Festival! For more information visit the
hotdocs website. Additional press inquiries can be submitted below.
SCOTT GAWLIK
is a multiple Emmy-nominated producer. Notable works include; Dave Attell: Road Work (Comedy Central), Todd Glass: Act Happy (Netflix), A Little Help With Carol Burnett (Netflix), Nick Dipaolo: Another Senseless Killing, Green Day: Heart Like A Hand Grenade, as well as directing many international television spots. He has also created video wall content for live tours including The Monkees, Black Sabbath, and Idina Menzel.
