Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Backstage have partnered for a filmed Conversations series in celebration of the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards. 

Join us for a screening of Birdman, followed by a Q&A with Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, and Emma Stone.

Moderated by Annette Insdorff, Columbia University

Running time: 119 minutes.

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Synopsis

Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor (Michael Keaton) - famous for portraying an iconic superhero - as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.

Panelist Bio

Michael Keaton

Micheal Keaton gained national attention in the hit comedy NIGHT SHIFT, followed by starring roles in such films as MR. MOM, JOHNNY DANGEROUSLY, and THE DREAM TEAM.

In 1989, he earned the ‘Best Actor’ award from the National Society of Film Critics for CLEAN AND SOBER and Tim Burton’s BEETLEJUICE. Keaton later re-teamed with Burton to play the title role in the blockbusters BATMAN and BATMAN RETURNS.
In 2002, Keaton played ‘Robert Weiner’ in HBO’s critically-acclaimed “Live from Baghdad,” based on a true story of the CNN crew who reported from Baghdad during the Gulf War, and he received a Golden Globe® nomination for his performance.
In 2005, Keaton was featured in GAME 6, a story centered on the historic Game Six of the 1986 World Series, and in the following year, he starred in the feature film THE LAST TIME.

In 2007, Keaton was in the TNT mini-series “The Company,” a dramatic story of how the CIA operated during the Cold War, and that same year, he made his directorial debut and also starred in the drama THE MERRY GENTLEMAN, which was accepted into the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Also, in 2009, Keaton co-starred in the Fox Searchlight comedy POST GRAD.
In 2010, Keaton was the voice of ‘Ken’ in TOY STORY 3, the latest addition to the successful and endearing Pixar franchise, and he also co-starred in the comedy feature THE OTHER GUYS, with Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson for Columbia Pictures. In 2013, Keaton appeared opposite Michelle Monaghan in the feature film PENTHOUSE NORTH, and earlier this year, he was featured in both ROBOCOP and NEED FOR SPEED.

Edward Norton

Edward Norton  has acted in the films PRIMAL FEAR, EVERYON E SAYS I LOVE YOU, T HE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLY NT, AMERICAN HISTORY X, ROUNDERS, FIGHT CLUB , KEEPING THE FAITH, THE SCORE, DEATH TO SMOO CHY, FRIDA, RED DRAG ON, 25TH HOUR, THE I TALIAN JOB, DOWN IN THE VALLEY, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, THE ILLUS IONIST, THE PAINTED VEIL, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, PRIDE AND GLORY, LEA VES OF GRASS, STONE, MOONRISE KINGDOM, TH E BOURNE LEGACY, and earlier this year, he appeared in Wes Anderson’s THE GRAND HOTEL BUDA PEST . His upcoming projects include MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN , for which he wrote the screenplay and will also direct, and SAUSAGE PARTY , the animate d comedy by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Norton has been nominated for two Academy Awards, for PRIMAL FEAR and AMERICAN HISTORY X , and won a Golden Globe for ‘Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture,’ for PRIMAL FEAR, along with numerous other awards for his performances. In 2002, he also won the Obie ® Award for his performance in the Signature Theater production of Lanford Wilson’s Burn This . Norton directed the film KEEPING THE FAITH and also produced the Cannes Film Fe stival selection DOWN IN THE VALLEY, THE P AINTED VEIL, LEAVES OF GRASS, THANKS FOR SHARING and the documentary BY THE PEOPLE: THE ELEC TION OF BARACK OBAMA . Norton founded and runs Class 5 Films in partnership with Academy Award - nominated screenwriter Stuar t Blumberg and producer Bill Migliore. Class 5 Film’s first two features, DOWN IN THE VALLEY and THE PAINTED VEIL , were released in 2006. More recently, the company produced LEAVES OF GRASS, which was written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson, and Stuart Bl umberg’s directorial debut, THANKS FOR SHARING . The company is also developing adaptations of American Hippopotamus and Jonathan Lethem’s Motherless Brooklyn . Class 5 Films is currently working in partnership with Brad Pitt’s Plan B to produce an epic se ven - part series for HBO based on Stephen Ambrose’s acclaimed book about the Lewis and Clark expedition, Undaunted Courage . Norton and Pitt will executive produce the series, which is to be directed by Norton’s frequent collaborator, John Curran.22 Class 5 Film's documentary BY THE PEOPLE: THE E LECTION OF BARACK OB AMA was released by HBO in November 2009 and was nominated for three Emmy awards and won for ‘Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming.’ The company’s most recent documentary produc tion, David Sampliner’s MY OWN MAN , premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was acquired by Netflix. It will be released as a Netflix Original Documentary in 2015. Class 5 Film’s other documentaries include THE GREAT RIVERS EXP EDITION , a film by Jim N orton, and David Sampliner’s DIRTY WORK , which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and aired on the Sundance Channel. The company also collaborated with the Sea Studios Foundation on their highly acclaimed, multi - million dollar series about earth syste m sciences for National Geographic, STRANGE DAYS ON PLAN ET EARTH , which Norton hosted and narrated. The film premiered on PBS in April

Emma Stone

With her striking beauty and sincere talent, Golden Globe and SAG nominated actress, Emma Stone (Sam) has claimed her role as one of Hollywood’s most sought out actresses.

Currently, Stone can currently be seen making her Broadway debut playing the iconic ‘Sally Bowles’ in Rob Marshall’s production of Cabaret. Stone can be seen as ‘Sally Bowles’ until February 1st 2015. The New York Times says, “Emma Stone is scintillating in an irresistible Broadway debut. Her Sally is wild, fierce and heartbreaking - someone you’re unlikely to forget. She provides a very good reason to revisit Cabaret.”

On the big screen, Stone currently can be seen in Fox Searchlight’s critically acclaimed film Birdman which has already received nominations from the SAG, Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Awards in several categories including Best Feature. Stone herself was nominated in the category of Best Supporting Female for all three awards. Deadline felt Stone was “luminous” and Rolling Stone said the “never-better Emma Stone is raw and revelatory.”

Next year, Stone will appear in the Untitled Cameron Crowe project for Columbia Pictures opposite Bradley Cooper and Alec Baldwin slated for release May 29th, 2015. Additionally, she will appear in the next Woody Allen film, currently untitled, opposite Joaquin Phoenix.

Stone’s additional film credits include the Woody Allen film Magic in the Moonlight , the superhero franchise The Amazing Spiderman in which she starred in the first two films, the Oscar nominated animated film The Croods, for Dreamworks Animation, the period drama Gangster Squad, Easy A, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination and an MTV Movie Award for “Best Comedic Performance,” the award winning drama, The Help, the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love Screen Gems Friends with Benefits, the independent drama Paperman, the Twentieth Century Fox animated comedy, Marmaduke, Columbia Picture’s hit comedy Zombieland, the Warner Brothers romantic comedy Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, the Columbia Pictures/Happy Madison hit comedy, The House Bunny, Twentieth Century Fox’s The Rocker and the Judd Apatow comedy Superbad.
When she’s not filming, Stone, is an advocate for Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a groundbreaking initiative created to accelerate innovative cancer research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now. Laura Ziskin, the late producer of The Amazing Spiderman, started the organization and got Stone involved. In addition to SU2C, Stone is also an ambassador for Gilda’s Club New York City. Named for the late comedian and original cast member of SNL, Gilda Radner, Gila’s Club offers a place where people dealing with cancer can join together to build social and emotional support. Stone has become an active member in the Gilda’s Club community and continues to do so by engaging with their younger departments for children and teens.

Native of Arizona, Emma currently lives in New York.