Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 10 in Warwick Center Ballroom on the UNCW campus. Frank Capra, Jr. and his sons Frank Capra III and Jonathan Capra will serve as guest panelists for a post-screening discussion of the film. This special holiday screening of the 35mm print is a chance to see a masterwork in American film through the eyes of two successive generations of Capra family motion picture professionals. The occasion celebrates a great century in cinematic art and brings moviegoers together to ring in the new film millennium.
All events are free and open to the public.
At 7 p.m., the public will be treated to a screening of the 35mm film print of It's a Wonderful Life in Warwick Center Ballroom, with the Capra panel discussion to follow. Frank Capra, Jr., president of EUE Screen Gems Studios and distinguished visiting professor of film studies at UNCW, is a successful motion picture producer whose credits include Firestarter, Marie, and Waterproof. Frank Capra III recently completed The Story of Us as executive producer. His other credits include Bulworth, My Cousin Vinny, and A Few Good Men. Jonathan Capra is a second assistant director whose credits include The American President, The Birdcage, Virus, and the upcoming TNT production, Freedom Song.