Join us for a free screening of the documentary film "Flannery: The Storied Life of the Writer from Georgia" at Athens Cine! Following the screening, the filmmakers, Elizabeth Coffman & Mark Bosco S.J., will be in conversation with Ruta Abolins, Director of Brown Media Archives, about the process of creating films from archival footage. A reception will follow. This film screening is part of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Brown Media Archives and the 20th anniversary of the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.

ABOUT FLANNERY
"Winner of the first-ever Library of Congress / Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, Flannery is the lyrical, intimate exploration of the life and work of author Flannery O’Connor, whose distinctive Southern Gothic style influenced a generation of artists and activists. With her family home at Andalusia (the Georgia farm where she grew up and later wrote her best known work) as a backdrop, a picture of the woman behind her sharply aware, starkly redemptive style comes into focus. Including conversations with those who knew her and those inspired by her (Mary Karr, Tommy Lee Jones, Lucinda Williams, Hilton Als and more), Flannery employs never-before-seen archival footage, newly discovered personal letters and her own published words (read by Mary Steenburgen) alongside original animations and music to elevate the life and legacy of an American literary icon."