BRING ALL YOUR ACTING QUESTIONS TO A LIVE Q&A WITH ACTORS BEAU AND EMILY BRIDGES! 

All those RSVP'd to this program will receive both an online screener for ACTING: THE FIRST SIX LESSONS and a Zoom link for a live Q&A with actors Beau and Emily Bridges, moderated by Metacritic's Danielle Turchiano.

***This screening is not live - you will receive a screening link by END OF DAY on Friday, March 4, and have access to the film until 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET on Tuesday, March 8. The conversation with the actors will be held LIVE via Zoom on Tuesday, March 8, at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET, and a Zoom link will be emailed to you an hour before the program. Members are encouraged to bring their questions about the documentary and about acting as a craft to the Q&A!***

SYNOPSIS:

Directed by Emily Bridges, ACTING: THE FIRST SIX LESSONS follows The Teacher and his student, The Creature, played by Beau Bridges and Emily Bridges. Together they explore the craft of acting and evolve in their understanding and appreciation of life itself. The story unfolds in six lessons over the course of their relationship, nested within a larger conversation with three generations of The Bridges family. 

A unique hybrid of narrative and documentary storytelling: ACTING: THE FIRST SIX LESSONS brings Richard Boleslavsky’s 1933 novel to the screen for the first time as part of an intimate glimpse into the life and craft of a multi-generational acting family with interviews featuring Jeff Bridges, Jordan Bridges, Lucinda Bridges, and never-before-seen archival interview footage of Lloyd Bridges and Dorothy Bridges.

SPEAKER BIOS:

Emily Bridges (“The Creature/Aunt Mary” and Writer, Director, Producer) is thrilled to bring ACTING: THE FIRST SIX LESSONS to the screen alongside her father and co-author Beau Bridges. Developing their adaptation, first for the stage and then as a feature film, has been one of the greatest joys of her life. Other film credits include ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI, THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, 1000 TO 1: THE COREY WEISSMAN STORY, and more. Some television credits include MR. MAYOR (NBC), EASTSIDERS (Netflix), CODE BLACK (CBS), MASTERS OF SEX (Showtime), and FLOWER SHOP MYSTERIES (Hallmark). Emily has performed Off-Broadway in Bram Stoker's DRACULA ("Lucy Seward") as well as many other productions in New York, Los Angeles, and across the country including THE MAIDS ("Madame"), SPINDLE CITY: THE LIZZIE BORDEN MUSICAL (Lizzie Borden), EXTREMES (Patricia), OUR TOWN (Emily), and many more.

Beau Bridges has appeared in over fifty feature films, including THE LANDLORD, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, NORMA RAE, HEART LIKE A WHEEL, THE WIZARD, JERRY MAGUIRE, SORDID LIVES, MAX PAYNE, THE DESCENDANTS and THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS, opposite his brother Jeff for which Beau received the Best Supporting Actor Award from the National Society of Film Critics. He recently appeared in ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI as a member of a multiple award nominated cast. His daughter Emily directed him in the film ACTING: THE FIRST SIX LESSONS based on the play they wrote together. 

On television, Bridges has received sixteen Emmy nominations and won three, along with two Golden Globes, for WITHOUT WARNING: THE JAMES BRADY STORY, THE POSITIVELY TRUE ADVENTURES OF THE ALLEGED TEXAS CHEERLEADER-MURDERING MOM and THE SECOND CIVIL WAR.  He was seen recently in OWN’s GREENLEAF, Showtime’s HOMELAND, Netflix’s MESSIAH and Amazon Prime’s GOLIATH. On Broadway, he recently appeared in HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, and he co-authored and performed in ACTING: THE FIRST SIX LESSONS with his daughter Emily. He won a 2009 Grammy for Al Gore’s AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH in the category of Best Spoken Word Album. Recently, Beau performed a reading of a one-man show, COACH, written by John Wilder, about the life of Beau’s basketball coach at UCLA, John Wooden.

Beau was inspired by his father Lloyd to work towards promoting and preserving a healthy planet. He continues to be an environmental activist. He is on the board of The World Federation of Youth Clubs, a network of clubs from around the world united to empower youth advancement in a safe environment. Beau and his wife Wendy have five adult children, four grandchildren and two French Bulldogs.