FILM TV 804.2

Go to exclusive secret screenings for new films before they are released – from the comfort and safety of your home! There will be engaging conversations with A-list guests and the moderator with insight into the making of each film as well as the current state of the filmmaking industry.

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What you can learn.

Gain access to private screenings of international and domestic films

Witness insightful discussions between A-list filmmakers/cast and perceptive moderators

Obtain a greater understanding of filmmaking from revered and successful filmmakers

About This Course

Join us for an exclusive preview of new movies before their public release. Enjoy provocative commentary and in-depth discussions with invited guests after each screening. Guests include some of the most prestigious actors, filmmakers, and executives in the industry. Our moderators, who are international film festival correspondents and award season prognosticators, lead engaging Q&As that give you an insider's perspective of the making of each film.

Fall 2020 Sneak Preview will feature eight exclusive screenings. There will be no class on November 11 and 25.

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- Well, Sneak Preview is an opportunity for people to come in for a series of films, so usually 10 films for a quarter, and see brand new movies pre-release.
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- A lot of a Hollywood movies, some foreign films, documentaries.
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- I look at Sneak Preview as my own little film festival and I like to curate it with the thing that it's always going to be a different kind of movie.
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- We're looking for a little higher end of movie here and stuff that is provocative that can provoke interesting discussions afterwards and that sort of thing, and we get a lot of interesting guests that way.
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- We have Q&As with the filmmakers, sometimes the actors, sometimes the director, the writer, producers, and we've gotten all kinds of people to come in to Sneak Preview and talk about these.
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- Sneak Preview offers you a up-close chance to actually see what the filmmakers are saying about their film. It is a whole evening.
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- The people we have—it is packed every, uh, every quarter—love it and they love that upfront experience they get with how these movies are made.
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- UCLA Extension Sneak Preview is the best deal in town. I am telling you, with films that are really good to see, filmmakers that are fascinating to listen to, a host that
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- ain't that bad, and a venue that's really comfortable and top state-of-the-art. I can't think of a better deal.

Fall 2019 Sneak Preview screenings included:

Dolemite Is My Name
Guest Speakers: Screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski

Honey Boy
Guest Speaker: Director Alma Har'el

Ford v Ferrari
Guest Speaker: Director James Mangold

A Hidden Life
Guest Speaker: Actor Valerie Pachner

Marriage Story
Guest Speaker: Director Noah Baumbach

The Two Popes
Guest Speaker: Director Fernando Meirelles

Little Women
Guest Speaker: Producer Amy Pascal

Les Misérables (2019)
Guest Speaker: Director Ladj Ly

Just Mercy
Guest Speakers: Producers Asher Goldstein and Niija Kuykendall, and actor Karan Kendrick

Clemency
Guest Speaker: Actor Alfre Woodard

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