Monday, November 10, 2003

WILMINGTON, NC—The University of North Carolina at Wilmington’s Film Studies Department will host a Moviemaker Guest Lecture screening and discussion featuring Lainie Johnston, a producer of Angel Doll, from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21 in Bryan Auditorium, Morton Hall, Room 100. All Moviemakers events are free and open to the public.

Johnston served as a producer on The Angel Doll, an independent, 35 mm feature film directed by her late husband, Sandy Johnston, a prolific and award-winning Wilmington filmmaker. Based on the best-selling book by North Carolina author, Jerry Bledsoe (Bitter Blood, A Gift of Angels), the film was made in Wilmington, and stars Keith Carradine, Pat Hingle and Nick Searcy.

The Angel Doll was selected to play at the inaugural Asheville Film Festival in November. In addition to helping complete her late husband’s “dream project,” Ms. Johnston has served as producer, co-producer and associate producer on numerous features, documentaries, commercials and industrial films, and currently serves as president of Wild Bunch Films.

For more information contact the UNCW Film Studies Department at 910/962-7502 or visit the Web site at www.uncw.edu/filmstudies.com.



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