A day after director Spike Lee announced his partnership with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu in a sweeping citywide anti-violence campaign, Lee’s “Old Boy” production continues to give back. Hollywood production designer Sharon Seymour — in town working on Lee’s film — and cinematographer Kerwin DeVonish will discuss their respective crafts at Dillard University on Friday (Oct. 5) and Wednesday (Oct. 10).
The Friday session begins 7 p.m., and the Oct. 10 session is set for 4 p.m. Both will take place in the Georges Auditorium in Dillard’s Professional Schools building, and both are free to attend.
Each session will start with an interview conducted by Keith Alan Morris, assistant professor of mass communication at Dillard, and will be followed by selected film clips and accompanying discussion. An audience Q-and-A will close out each session. read more…