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FEBRUARY 25, 2021
ANTARCTIC PICTURES
THE 11th GREEN
FILM: 7:00 PM (PST) | Q&A: 8:50 PM (PST)
When his 85-year-old father dies of a heart attack, Jeremy Rudd (Campbell Scott) is summoned to the exclusive California golf resort where he lived. Estranged from him for two decades, Jeremy is forced to confront his father’s secretive legacy and as an investigative journalist, uncovers the truth behind President Eisenhower’s long-suspected involvement in extraterrestrial events. This imaginative work of fact-and-fiction is by Award-winning independent filmmaker Christopher Munch.
Q&A immediately following screening with writer/director/producer Christopher Munch, and actors Campbell Scott and Leith Burke.
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CHRISTOPHER MUNCH | Writer, Director, and Producer
An Award-winning filmmaker, Munch is known for The Hours and Times (Berlin and Sundance), The Sleepy Time Gal, Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day (Best Cinematography, Sundance), and Letters From the Big Man (New York Times Critic’s Pick, Sundance). He is a past Guggenheim fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation “Science & Film” grantee, recipient of the Wolfgang Staudte Prize at Berlin, winner of two Independent Spirit Awards, including the Someone To Watch Award, and has been featured in two Whitney Biennial exhibitions.
CAMPBELL SCOTT | Actor
Scott’s film career began with the well-regarded indie feature Longtime Companion, directed by Norman René and Bernardo Bertolucci’s epic adaptation of Paul Bowles’s The Sheltering Sky. His additional film credits include: Dead Again, Dying Young, Singles, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, The Daytrippers, Hi-Life, Spring Forward, Lush, Loverboy, Duma, The Secret Lives of Dentists, The Dying Gaul, Music and Lyrics and The Amazing Spider-Man. For television, Scott was a series regular in House of Cards, and currently can be seen in Adult Ed., Instinct, and At Home With Amy Sedaris.
LEITH BURKE | Actor
A versatile performer, Leith Burke can currently be seen in the Amazon series Bosch. He has appeared in a variety of roles, including Tyler Perry’s The Haves and Have Nots, Eastsiders, Hawaii Five-O, Grey’s Anatomy, 90210, Criminal Minds, CSI: New York, The West Wing and Law and Order, and in the feature film Suburbicon. Leith is a seasoned stage actor and has worked in regional theatre across the country, and on and off Broadway in shows, including Judgment at Nuremburg with the late Maximillian Schell.
PETE HAMMOND | Host of the KCET Cinema Series
Pete is currently the Chief Film Critic for Deadline Hollywood. For the past 9 years he has also been Awards Editor and Columnist for Deadline where he covers the Oscar and Emmy Seasons. He came to Deadline from the Los Angeles Times where he covered the awards seasons for The Envelope and LA Times.com. He is widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent awards season analysts for film and television.
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GET INVOLVED!
The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is made possible by ticket sales, membership passes, and sponsorships. To discuss sponsorship opportunities by individuals, businesses or charitable foundations, please contact Michele Garza, series producer, at mgarza@pmgsocal.org. The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is presented by Mitzi Ash Blahd and the MaddocksBrown Foundation. To learn more about the KCET Cinema Series, or to register to attend the upcoming film screenings, please visit kcet.org/cinemaseries. Join the conversation on social media using #KCETCinemaSeries.
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
ANTARCTIC PICTURES
THE 11th GREEN
FILM: 7:00 PM (PST) | Q&A: 8:50 PM (PST)
When his 85-year-old father dies of a heart attack, Jeremy Rudd (Campbell Scott) is summoned to the exclusive California golf resort where he lived. Estranged from him for two decades, Jeremy is forced to confront his father’s secretive legacy and as an investigative journalist, uncovers the truth behind President Eisenhower’s long-suspected involvement in extraterrestrial events. This imaginative work of fact-and-fiction is by Award-winning independent filmmaker Christopher Munch.
Q&A immediately following screening with writer/director/producer Christopher Munch, and actors Campbell Scott and Leith Burke.
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CHRISTOPHER MUNCH | Writer, Director, and Producer
An Award-winning filmmaker, Munch is known for The Hours and Times (Berlin and Sundance), The Sleepy Time Gal, Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day (Best Cinematography, Sundance), and Letters From the Big Man (New York Times Critic’s Pick, Sundance). He is a past Guggenheim fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation “Science & Film” grantee, recipient of the Wolfgang Staudte Prize at Berlin, winner of two Independent Spirit Awards, including the Someone To Watch Award, and has been featured in two Whitney Biennial exhibitions.
CAMPBELL SCOTT | Actor
Scott’s film career began with the well-regarded indie feature Longtime Companion, directed by Norman René and Bernardo Bertolucci’s epic adaptation of Paul Bowles’s The Sheltering Sky. His additional film credits include: Dead Again, Dying Young, Singles, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, The Daytrippers, Hi-Life, Spring Forward, Lush, Loverboy, Duma, The Secret Lives of Dentists, The Dying Gaul, Music and Lyrics and The Amazing Spider-Man. For television, Scott was a series regular in House of Cards, and currently can be seen in Adult Ed., Instinct, and At Home With Amy Sedaris.
LEITH BURKE | Actor
A versatile performer, Leith Burke can currently be seen in the Amazon series Bosch. He has appeared in a variety of roles, including Tyler Perry’s The Haves and Have Nots, Eastsiders, Hawaii Five-O, Grey’s Anatomy, 90210, Criminal Minds, CSI: New York, The West Wing and Law and Order, and in the feature film Suburbicon. Leith is a seasoned stage actor and has worked in regional theatre across the country, and on and off Broadway in shows, including Judgment at Nuremburg with the late Maximillian Schell.
PETE HAMMOND | Host of the KCET Cinema Series
Pete is currently the Chief Film Critic for Deadline Hollywood. For the past 9 years he has also been Awards Editor and Columnist for Deadline where he covers the Oscar and Emmy Seasons. He came to Deadline from the Los Angeles Times where he covered the awards seasons for The Envelope and LA Times.com. He is widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent awards season analysts for film and television.
__________________________________________________________________________
GET INVOLVED!
The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is made possible by ticket sales, membership passes, and sponsorships. To discuss sponsorship opportunities by individuals, businesses or charitable foundations, please contact Michele Garza, series producer, at mgarza@pmgsocal.org. The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is presented by Mitzi Ash Blahd and the MaddocksBrown Foundation. To learn more about the KCET Cinema Series, or to register to attend the upcoming film screenings, please visit kcet.org/cinemaseries. Join the conversation on social media using #KCETCinemaSeries.