An Evening with Kenneth Lonergan

The FIT Department of Social Sciences sponsors a a talk with Oscar-winning writer and director Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea, You Can Count On Me, Lobby Hero) with Associate Professor of American History Daniel Levinson Wilk. Topics of conversation include making it on Broadway and in Hollywood, shrinks on film, trauma and non-recovery, doormen and janitors on stage and screen, fighting with producers, and Lonergan’s work with actors Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Mark Ruffalo, Laura Linney, Anna Paquin, and Michael Cera. A Q&A follows Lonergan’s talk.
Held September 26, 2017.
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