Grief and Glamour in Hollywood: In Conversation with Griffin Dunne
Sponsored by Screen Canberra
Sat
25
Sat 25 Oct 1:30 PM
Louie Louie | Verity Lane Markets
Wheelchair
General Admission
60 Mins
October
Griffin Dunne grew up in glamorous, fantastical Hollywood, with Joan Didion as an aunt and Carrie Fisher as a best friend. Surrounded by celebrities who frequented his family home - as a child, Sean Connery saved him from drowning - Dunne went on to build his own exciting career as an actor, director and producer.
But amongst the drugs, debauchery, and hilariously bad film business decisions, Griffin and his family experience horrific loss: his twenty-two-year-old sister, Dominique, a rising star, brutally strangled by her ex-boyfriend. This event led to one of the most infamous public trials of the decade.
The Friday Afternoon Club is no mere celebrity memoir. It is a family story and searing portrait of life and loss in the made-up, but all-too-real world of Hollywood. Over from the U.S., Griffin’s conversation with Australia’s master of the stage and author of The Empress Murders, Toby Schmitz, will be jaw-dropping.
Grab a drink and bite to eat at Verity Lane, then join us upstairs.
Griffin Dunne: While known for his starring roles in iconic films like AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and Martin Scorsese's AFTER HOURS, Golden Globe Award nominee Griffin Dunne continues to charm audiences and critics alike in such shows as NBC series THIS IS US, opposite Mandy Moore and Sterling K. Brown. Other acting credits include the Oscar-winning DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, as well as Joey Soloway’s provocative Amazon Studios dramedy I LOVE DICK opposite Kevin Bacon and Kathryn Hahn. Griffin debuted as a director with his Oscar nominated short film DUKE OF GROOVE and has since directed ADDICTED TO LOVE with Meg Ryan, PRACTICAL MAGIC with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, and the critically acclaimed Netflix documentary THE CENTER WILL NOT HOLD about his aunt Joan Didion. Most recently, he can be seen in Darren Aaronofsky’s CAUGHT STEALING and just completed filming JOY WILL PREVAIL where he portrayed the famous architect Louis Kahn.
Toby Schmitz is a writer, director and actor. He was most recently seen on television in Boy Swallows Universe and on stage in Gaslight. He has received nominations for his performances in The Seagull, Thyestes, Much Ado About Nothing, Measure for Measure, Ruben Guthrie and The Great. His television credits include The Twelve and Black Sails. He is also a celebrated playwright. His plays include Degenerate Art, I Want to Sleep With Tom Stoppard and Capture the Flag. He was awarded the Patrick White Award for his play Lucky.
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Concession Tickets apply for children under the age of 16, full-time students, Commonwealth Health Care Card holders, Commonwealth Seniors Card Holders and Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card holders. Please have your eligible card with you at the venue.
But amongst the drugs, debauchery, and hilariously bad film business decisions, Griffin and his family experience horrific loss: his twenty-two-year-old sister, Dominique, a rising star, brutally strangled by her ex-boyfriend. This event led to one of the most infamous public trials of the decade.
The Friday Afternoon Club is no mere celebrity memoir. It is a family story and searing portrait of life and loss in the made-up, but all-too-real world of Hollywood. Over from the U.S., Griffin’s conversation with Australia’s master of the stage and author of The Empress Murders, Toby Schmitz, will be jaw-dropping.
Grab a drink and bite to eat at Verity Lane, then join us upstairs.
Griffin Dunne: While known for his starring roles in iconic films like AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and Martin Scorsese's AFTER HOURS, Golden Globe Award nominee Griffin Dunne continues to charm audiences and critics alike in such shows as NBC series THIS IS US, opposite Mandy Moore and Sterling K. Brown. Other acting credits include the Oscar-winning DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, as well as Joey Soloway’s provocative Amazon Studios dramedy I LOVE DICK opposite Kevin Bacon and Kathryn Hahn. Griffin debuted as a director with his Oscar nominated short film DUKE OF GROOVE and has since directed ADDICTED TO LOVE with Meg Ryan, PRACTICAL MAGIC with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, and the critically acclaimed Netflix documentary THE CENTER WILL NOT HOLD about his aunt Joan Didion. Most recently, he can be seen in Darren Aaronofsky’s CAUGHT STEALING and just completed filming JOY WILL PREVAIL where he portrayed the famous architect Louis Kahn.
Toby Schmitz is a writer, director and actor. He was most recently seen on television in Boy Swallows Universe and on stage in Gaslight. He has received nominations for his performances in The Seagull, Thyestes, Much Ado About Nothing, Measure for Measure, Ruben Guthrie and The Great. His television credits include The Twelve and Black Sails. He is also a celebrated playwright. His plays include Degenerate Art, I Want to Sleep With Tom Stoppard and Capture the Flag. He was awarded the Patrick White Award for his play Lucky.
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Concession Tickets apply for children under the age of 16, full-time students, Commonwealth Health Care Card holders, Commonwealth Seniors Card Holders and Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card holders. Please have your eligible card with you at the venue.
