in conversation with Prof. Alan Marcus
6.00pm, Wednesday 4 May 2011, Arts Lecture Theatre, University of Aberdeen Watch the Webcast
Oscar-winning Scottish director Kevin Macdonald has had an extraordinary career since receiving an Academy Award for his film One Day in September (1999). His latest film, The Eagle (2011) is released in March, follows on from his thriller State of Play (2009) starring Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams and Helen Mirren, The Last King of Scotland (2006) featuring Forest Whitaker in an Oscar-winning performance, and the iconic mountaineering film Touching the Void (2003). Macdonald also made the experimental film, Life in a Day: the Story of a Single Day on Earth (2011), culled from 80,000 Youtube videos and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Film Retrospective: in tandem with the Director's Cut event a mini-retrospective of Kevin Macdonald's work will be held at Cineworld Union Square to include on Tues 3rd May: Touching the Void at 6:40pm and The Last King of Scotland at 8:50pm, and on 4th May The Eagle at 8:40pm.
Resources
- Kevin Macdonald Biography
- Kevin Macdonald Film Credits
- BBC Film network interview
- Guardian Video Interview
- The Eagle (2011)
- Trailer for The Eagle (2011)
- BBC News Macdonald's Life in a Day Youtube movie
- Telegraph interview on State of Play (2009)
- Russell Crowe interview on State of Play (2009)
- The Last King of Scotland (2006)
- Forest Whitaker winning the Academy Award for Best Actor
- Kevin Macdonald video interview on The Last King of Scotland
- Touching the Void (2003) Clip
- One Day in September (1999) review