A Special Screening and Panel Discussion
TUE, SEP 17 @ 7:15PM
Our Guests:
Oscar-Nominated Actor Tess Harper
New York Times Best Selling Author Silas House
Emmy-Nominated Writer and Director Tim Kirkman
ABOUT THE FILM
"Anchored by a deftly understated performance from Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies is a quiet character study that leaves a lasting emotional impact." —Rotten Tomatoes
Down-on-his-luck country singer Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall) has nowhere to turn when he wakes up in a motel, short on cash. So he takes a job from Rosa Lee (Tess Harper), the kindly widow who runs the place. Mac begins to fall for Rosa, who helps him confront his drinking, and also finds an unexpected bond with Rosa's young son (Allan Hubbard). When the opportunity for a career comeback surfaces, Mac must choose between his new life and the life he let slip through his hands.
ABOUT THE PANELISTS
Oscar-nominated and SAG Award-winning actress Tess Harper has appeared in films such as No Country for Old Men, Silkwood, Crimes of the Heart, and The Man in the Moon, as well as in recurring roles on TV series such as Breaking Bad and Christy. Her debut in Tender Mercies garnered her a Golden Globe nomination.
Silas House is a Grammy finalist and winner of the Southern Book Prize, the Nautilus Award, and the Duggins Prize, the largest award in the nation for an LGBTQ writer. House is the current Poet Laureate of Kentucky. A New York Times bestselling writer, his work has been published in The Atlantic, Time, The Washington Post, and many other places.
Emmy, GLAAD, Gotham, and Spirit Award nominee Tim Kirkman wrote and directed the Sundance hit Loggerheads, Lazy Eye, The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, and Dear Jesse, among others. He serves on the faculty at USC’s School for Cinematic Arts and UCLA’s Department of Film and Television.