About Festival

The Jacob Burns Film Center is a nonprofit cultural arts center dedicated to presenting the best of independent, documentary, and world cinema; promoting visual literacy; and making film a vibrant part of the community.

Producer Mary Jane Skalski has been responsible for such great films as Mysterious Skin, The Hawk is Dying, andFur. We caught up with Mary Jane at the Film Center to talk about her second time working with director Tom McCarthy after their first film, The Station Agent. Mary Jane speaks with us about the ins and outs of producing, believing in her filmmakers, and falling in love with projects.

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Danai Jekesai Gurira makes her leading lady screen debut with The Visitor. The Zimbabwe-American actress comes from the stage where she both directs and acts. We sat down with Danai at Jacob Burns to chat about her character, working with fellow director-actor, Tom McCarthy, and the convergence of theatre and film.

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Producer Mary Jane Skalski and actress Danai Jekesai Gurira visited the Jacob Burns Film Center to present their film, The Visitor. The two stuck around to engage with the audience in a Question & Answer after the premiere of the film at the Center. We were curious to see who had better questions, them or us!

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