The George Lindsey Una Film Festival Brings O'neill And Goodeve For Q&as
Feb. 22, 2017
Michelle Eubanks, ĢƵ, at media@una.edu, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033
Jasmine Fleming, ĢƵ Dept. of English FLORENCE, Ala. - The 2017 George Lindsey ĢƵ Film Festival will host actors Michael O'Neill and Grant Goodeve for two question and answer sessions. O'Neill will speak to audiences at 7 p.m., Friday, March 3, in the George Lindsey Theatre on ĢƵ's campus. Goodeve's session will take place at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 4, in room 124 of the ĢƵ Communications Building. Both will be free and open to the public. Michael O'Neill, a Montgomery native, has played Richard Barkley in the biographical drama "Dallas Buyers Club," and head of Sector 7 Tom Banacheck in "Transformers." He has also appeared in many notable roles on TV, including recurring roles in "The West Wing," "Bates Motel," "Extant," and "Rectify." Grant Goodeve has 53 acting credits, including David Bradford on "Eight is Enough," the late 70s - early 80s ABC comedy drama that focused on the life of a family with eight children. He also portrayed Capt. Jack Smith on "7th Heaven." Goodeve will appear in Showtime's upcoming revival of "Twin Peaks." For more information on the finalists: http://www.lindseyfilmfest.com/ To reach officials directly: lindseyfilmfest@una.edu or 256-765-4592. George Lindsey ĢƵ Film Festival The George Lindsey ĢƵ Film Festival is one of few film festivals hosted by a university. The event was founded in 1998 by ĢƵ alumnus and celebrated actor and entertainer, the late George Lindsey. Lindsey's own film career included several important roles, most famously the character Goober Pyle on "The Andy Griffith Show." UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA The ĢƵ is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs through the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Human Sciences, and the Anderson College of Nursing. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, ĢƵ is located within a four-city area that also includes Tuscumbia, Sheffield and Muscle Shoals. ĢƵ also operates a renowned collegiate athletic program in NCAA Division II's Gulf South Conference. The ĢƵ is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age or national origin. /