Film Industry Speaker Series
Join us for a Saturday morning chat with Actor Taylor Handley from Paramount +’s smash hit, “Mayor of Kingstown” and Writer John Hindman, who’s latest film, “Unstoppable” will be released this fall. Taylor will talk about his journey into acting, how he approaches his craft and the differences between acting for television and acting for feature films. John will speak about about how he became a professional writer, the essential tools for writing a successful screenplay and how he transitioned into directing. Q&A session to follow.
Taylor Handley made his film debut in the feature film, “Jack Frost” opposite Michael Keaton. In addition to his role as Detective Kyle McLusky on “Mayor of Kingstown“, Taylor’s other television credits include: “Dawson’s Creek“, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation“, “The O.C.”, and “Vegas“. Feature film credits include: “Battle Los Angeles”, “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning”, Chasing Mavericks” with Gerard Butler and “Bird Box” with Sandra Bullock. Taylor’s short film, “The Revv” which he wrote, directed and stars in, will screen at the Reading FilmFEST on Saturday, Oct. 12, 7:00 pm at the IMAX theater as part of the Action Block. *
John Hindman is a writer/director whose script “The Dream of the Romans” was included on Hollywood’s famous Black List. He is the writer and director of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize Nominee, “The Answer Man” starring Jeff Daniels and Lauren Graham. John’s screenplay, “Unstoppable”, was produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s company Artist’s Equity, with William Goldenberg directing. The film stars Jennifer Lopez, Jharell Jerome, Bobby Cannavale, Don Cheadle and Michael Pena and is set to be released Fall 2024. His film The Passing Parade, won multiple prizes at festivals, was the opening night film at The Boston Film Festival, and is available on all platforms. John has written for studios, producers, as well as television as a staff writer for NBC/ Universal for Gary Sanchez Productions. John’s latest script “Savage”, is set to go before cameras in 2024. John’s short film “8 Confessions in Los Angeles“, which he wrote and directed starring Carolina Gaitan (Encanto) Taylor Handley ( Mayor of Kingstown) and Katie Parker (The Haunting of Hill House) among others, will screen immediately following the Q&A session, Saturday, Oct. 12, 12:00 pm in the GoggleWorks theatre. *
* Admission into the Saturday morning Film Industry Speaker Series includes free admission to the Saturday Evening Action Block where Mr. Handley’s short will screen and also includes free admission to the screening of Mr. Hindman’s film immediately following the talk.