Join us virtually for a webinar titled “‘I did it all by myself! myself!’: A Conversation with Daniel Scheinert” on July 14, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Scheinert will be hosted by Kiwi Lanier , Education and Outreach Coordinator for Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema. The webinar will discuss the collaborative nature of film , mock the limits of auteur theory celebrate collaborators who play a role in Scheinert’s work and brainstorm with audience members about how to find their own collaborators.
An Alabama native, Daniel Scheinert is a writer, director and actor best known for the feature films Swiss Army Man (2016) and The Death of Dick Long (2019), and the music video for DJ Snake and Lil Jon’s “Turn Down for What” (2014). With Swiss Army Man, Scheinert won the award for Best Directing at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and The Death of Dick Long, filmed in Bessemer, Alabama, was named Best Alabama Film at the 2019 Sidewalk Film Festival. Scheinert is also the director of an interactive documentary titled The Gleam, which profiles the long running newspaper of record for Guntersville, Alabama.
This event will be hosted and live streamed through the website of Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema.
Daniel wants to answer your questions! Email them by July 13 to Reading Series director Katie Boyer at [email protected].
Tickets are pay what you can, with levels at $0, $10, and $20. Register at this link:
https://sidewalkfest.secure.force.com/ticket/#/events/a0S1R000009NscAUAS.
