ARCHIVED: Panel of Award-Winning Writers and Films to be Presented

What happens when a work of fiction is transformed into a film? What's lost? What's gained? Award winning writers Russell Banks ("The Sweet Hereafter"), Valerie Martin ("Mary Reilly"), Rick Moody ("The Ice Storm"), and producer E. Paige Simpson ("Leaving Los Vegas") will discuss those issues on Saturday, April 29 at 4 p.m. in Reisinger Hall on the Sarah Lawrence College Campus. The panel will be moderated by Sarah Lawrence Writing faculty member Mary Morris. A two-day program entitled Fiction into Film will include screenings of the films based on the panelists' work.

Banks, Martin and Moody will discuss the experience of having novels adapted for the screen. Simpson, producer of the award-winning film adapted from the novel by John O'Brien, will add a filmmaker's perspective. The two-day program will also include screenings of the films to be discussed and an open lunchtime discussion with Film History faculty member Gilberto Perez at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 29. All events are free and open to the public, but seating is reserved. Please call Maureen Lee at (914) 395-2371 for reservations.

Following is the program schedule:

Friday, April 28, 8 p.m.
"Mary Reilly," starring Julia Roberts and John Malkovich. Directed by Stephen Frears.
Film Viewing Room, PAC 1

Saturday, April 29, 10 a.m.
"The Ice Storm," starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver. Directed by Ang Lee.
Film Viewing Room, PAC 1

Saturday, April 29, 12:30 p.m.
Film Into Fiction: A lunch time discussion with Sarah Lawrence Film History faculty member Gilberto Perez. Lunch can be purchased at the Siegel Center on campus.
Film Viewing Room, PAC 1

Saturday, April 29, 12:30 p.m.
"The Sweet Hereafter," starring Ian Holm and Bruce Greenwood. Directed by Atom Egoyan.
Film Viewing Room, PAC 1

Saturday, April 29, 12:30 p.m.
Fiction Into Film: a panel discussion with Russell Banks, Valerie Martin, Rick Moody, and E. Paige Simpson, moderated by Mary Morris.
Reisinger Hall