Video: Michael Almereyda’s Marjorie Prime – 2017 Sundance Film Fest Post Screening Q&A

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We got drunk in a bar last year and talked a lot about holograms.” – Michael Almereyda on his conversation with playwright Jordan Harrison.

Just two short years after premiering Experimenter, Michael Almereyda made the return trip to Park City for Marjorie Prime. Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, Lois Smith and Tim Robbins joined him on stage for the second film screening at the Eccles. In the Q&A they discuss holograms, differences between the play and the feature. FilmRise release the film on Friday, August 18th.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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