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Oscar-Winning Director Alexander Payne to Host Digital Seminar On Making and Watching Film

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Thursday, June 3, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Two-time Oscar-winning writer and director Alexander Payne (Sideways, The Descendants) will be the guest at a digital seminar about things learned during his career as a filmmaker and film buff.

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  • LOS ANGELES, June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Two-time Oscar-winning writer and director Alexander Payne (Sideways, The Descendants) will be the guest at a digital seminar about things learned during his career as a filmmaker and film buff.
  • Five Things I've Learned About Film Making and Film Watching will see Payne in conversation with Richard Pea, professor emeritus of Columbia University and former Lincoln Center Film Society program director.
  • The discussion will begin with five ways in which Payne thinks about film, but there's no telling where it will end.
  • Five Things I've Learned About Film Making and Film Watching will air live on Sunday, June 6 at 4 p.m.