University Calendar
Films and Filmmakers: Director Alison Klayman
February 21, 2017,
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Location
University Hall 1040 or Calcia 135
More Informationhttps://www.montclair.edu/arts/the-film-institute-at-montclair-state/films-and-filmmakers-series/#feb21Posted InSchool of Communication and Media
Alison Klayman’s feature documentary AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY won a Special Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The film went on to be released theatrically around the globe and shortlisted for an Academy Award, nominated for two Emmys and two Cinema Eye Honors, and earned Alison a Director’s Guild of America nomination. She is a regular contributor to the New York Times’ Op-Docs series, and was named one of the “20 Directors to Watch” on A.O. Scott and Manohla Dargis’ list of international filmmakers under 40. She is Executive Producer of TOMORROW WE DISAPPEAR, and her new short THE 100 YEARS SHOW about the Cuban-American artist Carmen Herrera debuted in 2015.