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 Boyhood, followed by a Q&A with Director Richard Linklater, Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, and Ethan Hawke.

Moderated by Joe Neumaier, NY Daily News.

Running Time: 165 minutes.

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Synopsis
Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater's BOYHOOD is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (a breakthrough performance by Ellar Coltrane), who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. Starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette as Mason's parents and newcomer Lorelei Linklater as his sister Samantha, BOYHOOD charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no other film has before. Snapshots of adolescence from road trips and family dinners to birthdays and graduations and all the moments in between become transcendent, set to a soundtrack spanning the years from Coldplay's Yellow to Arcade Fire's Deep Blue. BOYHOOD is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting. It's impossible to watch Mason and his family without thinking about our own journey. 

Panelist Bios

Patricia Arquette’s body of work is diverse, highlighting her range as an actress. Arquette has worked with a stellar list of directors in such critically-acclaimed films as Martin Scorsese’s “Bringing Out the Dead,” Rupert Wainwright’s “Stigmata,” Sean Penn’s “The Indian Runner,” John Madden’s “Ethan Frome,” Tony Scott’s “True Romance,” Michel Gondry’s “Human Nature,” Tim Burton’s “Ed Wood,” David O. Russell’s “Flirting With Disaster,” John Boorman’s “Beyond Rangoon,” David Lynch’s “Lost Highway,” Stephen Frears’ “Hi Lo Country” and Roland Jaffe’s “Goodbye Lover.” On the small screen, Arquette won an Emmy Award and received three Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the hit NBC series “Medium,” and more recently played a recurring role on the award-winning HBO series “Boardwalk Empire.” For her role as Olivia in “Boyhood,” Arquette has already been recognized by the New York Film Critics Circle with their 2014 Award for Best Supporting Actress and was also nominated for the Independent Spirit, Golden Globe and SAG Awards for Best Supporting Actress.

Ellar Coltrane
Ellar Coltrane is best known for his role as ‘Mason Evans’ in the critically acclaimed film Boyhood. The Austin native, who was filmed for twelve years by director Richard Linklater, was first cast in the role at age 6. Additionally, Coltrane has appeared in other films including 2001’s Lone Star State of Mind and Linklater’s 2006 movie Fast Food Nation.

Ethan Hawke, a three-time Academy Award nominee, has starred in over forty feature films, including “Boyhood,” his 8th collaboration with director Richard Linklater. They have worked together on "Fast Food Nation," "Waking Life," "The Newton Boys," "Tape" and the beloved trilogy of films which he starred opposite Julie Delpy -- "Before Sunrise,” "Before Sunset" and "Before Midnight." The latter two films earned Hawke two more Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay (a nomination he shared with his collaborators Delpy and Linklater). In 2002, Hawke received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Antoine Fuqua's Academy Award winning film "Training Day" opposite Denzel Washington. Additional beloved and critically acclaimed roles include Peter Weir’s “Dead Poets Society,” Andrew Niccol’s "Gattaca,” Sidney Lumet’s "Before The Devil Knows You're Dead,""Gary David Golberg’s "Dad," Ben Stiller’s “Reality Bites,” Frank Marshall’s Alive," Alfonso Cuaron’s "Great Expectations,"Michael Almereyda’s "Hamlet," and Antoine Fuqua’s "Brooklyn's Finest." In 2015, Sundance Selects will be releasing his documentary directorial debut “Seymour: an Introduction,” and IFC Films’ will release his newest film “Good Kill,” his third collaboration with director Andrew Niccol. Additionally, Hawke has been a faithful member of the New York theater world (“Macbeth”, “Ivanov” “The Cherry Orchard”), and was nominated for a Tony Award for his role in the critically acclaimed drama “The Coast of Utopia.” For his role as Mason Sr. in “Boyhood,” Hawke has already been nominated for the Independent Spirit, SAG and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Richard Linklater has directed seventeen feature films including this year’s critically acclaimed film BOYHOOD, which Linklater wrote, produced and directed. Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, BOYHOOD is a feature length film about growing up as seen through the eyes of a boy named Mason (in a breakthrough performance by Ellar Coltrane), who literallygrows up on screen before our eyes. Starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette as Mason's parents, and Lorelei Linklater as his sister Samantha, BOYHOOD charts the rocky terrain of childhood, parenting and growing up. Snapshots of adolescence from road trips and family dinners, to birthdays and graduations, and all the moments in between are set to a soundtrack spanning the years with music from Coldplay, Paul McCartney and Arcade Fire. The film, which was produced by Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland, Jonathan Sehring and John Sloss, was released by IFC Films.

Linklater's list of directing credits include SLACKER (1991), DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993); BEFORE SUNRISE (1995), for which Linklater won the Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear Award for Best Director; SUBURBIA (1997); the animated feature WAKING LIFE (2001); TAPE (2001); the hit comedy SCHOOL OF ROCK (2003); BEFORE SUNSET (2004) which earned him an Academy Award® nomination for screenplay; A SCANNER DARKLY (2006); FAST FOOD NATION (2006); ME AND ORSON WELLES (2009);BERNIE (2012); BEFORE MIDNIGHT (2013) which earned him a second Academy Award® nomination for screenplay; and his newest feature, the critically acclaimed BOYHOOD (2014). Linklater alsoserves as the Artistic Director for the Austin Film Society, which he founded in 1985.