ATHENS, Ga.
– Cedric Scott, producer of the film Free of Eden
and an alumnus of the University of Georgia’s
department of theatre and film studies, will visit the university campus Jan.
18-20. Scott’s visit will include a
screening of his film Free of Eden
and visits to a number of theatre and film classes.
The film screening and a question-and-answer session with
Scott will be held in the north P-J auditorium on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 5 p.m., followed by a reception hosted by the
UGA Alumni Association. Scott will give
a presentation at a department of theatre and film studies colloquium on
Friday, Jan. 20, at 12:20 p.m. in
room 53 of the Fine Arts building. The
screening and reception as well as the colloquium are free and open to the
public.
“Cedric Scott is one of the department’s most distinguished
alumni, and we are thrilled to have him back on campus for the first
time since he graduated 33 years ago,” said David Saltz, department head.
“His visit and the screening of Free of Eden carry particular significance
during Martin Luther King Jr. Week, given the important role Mr. Scott has
played in creating and promoting African-American cinema.”
Scott produced his 1999 film Free of Eden
for the Showtime cable network. The film stars Sidney Poitier and his daughter,
Sydney Poitier, as a prominent New York
businessman and the feisty, troubled inner-city teen he mentors.
During the past five years, Scott’s productions have been
nominated for Golden Globe and Emmy awards. Scott won both the International
Film/Video Competition and the Excellence In Media/Angel Award for “Free of Eden.”
As producer of the film Mandela and DeKlerk, Scott was nominated for a Cable
Ace Award and the Golden Laurel Award.
For his efforts to bring nonwhites and women into the fields
of communication and entertainment, Scott has received awards from such
organizations as the NAACP; Y.E.S. to Jobs; the Los Angeles Black Women in
Media Coalition, and from former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley.
The department of theatre and film studies is a unit of
UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. The department offers four degree
programs: two undergraduate and two graduate degrees. Bachelor of arts degrees are offered in drama
and in film studies. The MFA offers
concentrations in several specialties of dramatic art: acting, scenic and
lighting design, costume design, and dramatic media. The doctorate is a
scholarly degree with a program that emphasizes research in the history and
theory of dramatic art.
The Franklin College
serves more than 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students each year through
the teaching and research of more than 630 faculty members as well as through
the resources of 30 academic departments and more than 20 centers and programs. For more information, visit www.franklin.uga.edu and www.drama.uga.edu.
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