Screen/Society--DEMAN Weekend Lead-In/AMI Alumni Filmmaker Homecoming Series--"Beach House" w/ filmmakers Jason Saltiel '04 & Matt Simon '04

Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
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Film Screening - lead-in event for the DEMAN (Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network) Weekend:

Beach House
(dir. Jason Saltiel, writer/producer Matt Simon; 2017, 86 min, United States, DCP)

-- Q&A to follow with writer/director Jason Saltiel ‘04 and writer/producer Matt Simon ‘04

When Paul arrives at her family’s beach house, he draws the attention of college student Emma. There’s something off about the surprise visit of this handsome photographer from her mother’s past. Yet Emma, an aspiring writer chafing at her privileged confines, also finds herself intrigued. As her attraction to him grows, she makes unsettling discoveries–and among his things finds violent Polaroids that plant dark ideas in her mind.

"With icy precision reminiscent of Claude Chabrol, Saltiel captures the social intricacies of affluent leisure..” -- The Village Voice


About the Filmmakers:

Jason Saltiel attended Duke from 2000-2004, where he studied under Josh Gibson and made several short films, including “Undress Me” (winner, Hal Kammerer award for outstanding achievement in film).  Beach House is his first feature. Jason directed, co-wrote the script, edited, and composed the soundtrack.

Matt Simon graduated from Duke in 2004 with a degree in English and a certificate in Film/Video/Digital. At Duke he studied film production, programmed films for Freewater Presentations, and spent a semester in Los Angeles with Duke in LA. After Duke, Matt worked for several years in New York's independent film industry (in development and production) before turning to producing on his own. He has a J.D. from UCLA School of Law with a Specialization in Entertainment, Media, and Intellectual Property. He lives in LA with his wife.

Sponsored by the Program in the Arts of the Moving Image (AMI), the Duke Entertainment, Media and Arts Network (DEMAN), the Duke Alumni Association (DAA), and the Office of the Vice Provost for the Arts.


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Screen/Society screenings are free and open to the public.

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Rubenstein Arts Center, Film Theater