News & Such


Former Athenian/UGA Grad Craig Zobel going to Sundance 2012!


Now in its third year, Sundance's NEXT section (which describes its works as "bold", and "innovative" (think more accessible than and just as low budget as the stuff we find in the New Frontiers section) grabs our attention because of its inclusion of Craig Zobel's latest effort, Compliance a true story drama perhaps in the same budget range as Great World of Sound.

COMPLIANCE / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Craig Zobel) — When a prank caller convinces a fast food restaurant manager to interrogate an innocent young employee, no one is left unscathed. Based on true events. Cast: Ann Dowd, Pat Healy, Dreama Walker, Bill Camp, Philip Ettinger.



Read full article: http://www.ioncinema.com/news/id/6999/zobel-zellner-carrie-preston-and-matt-ross-directing-debuts-among-sundances-next-section

See Craig's IMDB page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0957505/