Discussion of Film Adaptation of Robert Olmstead Novel

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September 21, 2016 4:30 p.m. — 5:30 p.m.

Beeghly Library | Bayley Room

Screenwriter Damien Ober will participate in a panel discussion on his adaptation of OWU professor Robert Olmstead’s novel Far Bright Star.

Ober is adapting the book for Casey Affleck’s Murderers’ Row Motion Picture Group. Joaquin Phoenix is slated for the lead role. Far Bright Star will be Affleck’s directorial debut.