When:
Thursday, May 3, 2018
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CT
Where: Segal Visitors Center, 1841 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Tricia David
(847) 491-5312
Group: School of Communication
Category: Academic
A conversation with Todd Solondz
Moderated by RTVF professors Thomas Bradshaw & David Tolchinsky
Thursday, May 3 at 5:30 p.m.
Segal Visitors Center, 1841 Campus Drive
Reception to follow at 6:30 p.m.
Todd Solondz was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in the suburbs. In 1996 WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, a feature he produced, wrote, and directed, won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and many other awards. In 1998, HAPPINESS, which he wrote and directed, won the International Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. His next film, STORYTELLING, premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival and was named one of the “ten best films of the year” by THE NEW YORK TIMES. PALINDROMES premiered in competition at the 2004 Venice Film Festival, as well as at that year’s Telluride, New York, and Toronto film festivals. LIFE DURING WARTIME won the best screenplay award at the Venice Film Festival in 2009 and numerous other awards. DARK HORSE had its premiere in competition at the 2011 Venice Film Festival, and WIENER-DOG had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2016.