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  The 2010 Independent Filmmaker Series is Coming in April! Please click here for more information


 
       
  

SPECIAL EVENTS

THE 2010 INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER SERIES
Brought to you by The Wesleyan Film Studies Department
Special support provided by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences


In April of 2010, The Center for Film Studies will host an independent filmmaker speaker series. The series will run for 5 consecutive Thursday nights, starting on April 1 and ending on April 29, and each night will feature a different film and guest speaker--the full schedule is below.  The program consists of a diverse array of films and speakers which showcase the very best in contemporary independent cinema.

All shows in the series begin at 8 PM, are free of charge, and are open to the public.  We start all shows ON TIME.  Every show will take place at the Goldsmith Family Cinema in Wesleyan's Center for Film Studies, located at 301 Washington Terrace in Middletown, CT.

Below is the full schedule:

April 1, 2010--We will screen Wah Do Dem, and co-writer and director Sam Fleischner will be the guest.  Wah Do Dem won the Best Dramatic Feature Award at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival.  For more information on the film, please visit: http://www.wahdodem.com/

April 8, 2010--We will screen Frozen River, and writer/director Courtney Hunt will be the guest. For more information on the film, please visit:  http://www.sonyclassics.com/frozenriver/main.html

April 15, 2010--We will screen Up in the Air, and writer/director/producer Jason Reitman will be the guest.  For more information on the film, please visit:  http://www.theupintheairmovie.com/

April 22, 2010--We will screen Youth in Revolt, and director Miguel Arteta will be the guest.  For more information on the film, please visit: http://youthinrevolt-themovie.com/

April 29, 2010--We will screen The September Issue, and producer Sadia Shepard will be the guest.  For more information on the film, please visit: http://www.theseptemberissue.com/

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Parking is available in Parking Lot T (which is adjacent to the Center for Film Studies) and on the street.
There is no food or drink inside allowed in the Goldsmith Family Cinema.

Please contact Joyce Heidorn at 860-685-2220 or David Laub at 860-685-2125 with any questions.