LMU's Global Conversations Series presents
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. + Damon Lindelof
Wednesday, Jan. 18 | 4 p.m.
Mayer Theater
Loyola Marymount University
- About The Event
- About Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- About Damon Lindelof
- Event Details
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LMU's Global Conversations Series presents
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. + Damon LindelofDamon Lindelof, three time Emmy-winner, the creator of “Lost,” “The Leftovers” and “Watchmen”, writer and producer of "Star Trek,” “Prometheus,” “World War Z,” “Tomorrowland” and co-writer of the new “Star Wars” movie, will be in conversation with renowned Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., as a part of LMU's Global Conversations Series.
SFTV will screen Lindelof’s episode of the PBS’s hit documentary series, “Finding Your Roots,” followed by a discussion of Lindelof’s experience on the show and his illustrious career.
Read an LMU student's reflection on the night with Lindelof.
Organized by:
LMU School of Film and Television and the Marymount Institute for Faith, Culture, and the ArtsAbout the Marymount Institute for Faith, Culture, and the Arts
The Marymount Institute for Faith, Culture, and the Arts preserves the transformative educational tradition of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary and promotes dialogue between faith and culture as expressed in the fine, performing, literary, and communication artsAbout the School of Film and Television
LMU's School of Film and Television is consistently ranked among the best film schools in the world, and has been named one of the top 10 film schools in the U.S. by the Hollywood Reporter. Our small class sizes, cutting-edge facilities and innovative, student-centered curriculum provide unique opportunities for students to hone their technical and creative skills as they prepare to become the next generation of storytellers, scholars and industry leaders.About Loyola Marymount University
LMU is a private Catholic university with 7,100 undergraduates, 1,700 graduate students and 1,100 law students from diverse backgrounds and many perspectives. Our seven colleges and schools boast best-in-the-nation programs in film and television, business, education and more. Our stunning campus in West Los Angeles is a sun-soaked oasis overlooking the Pacific coast and a model of sustainability. We're rooted in the heart of Los Angeles, a global capital for arts and entertainment, innovation and technology, business and entrepreneurship. Our mission is grounded in a centuries-old Jesuit educational tradition that produces extraordinary men and women dedicated to service and social justice. We're proud of more than 85,000 LMU alumni whose professional achievements are matched by a deep commitment to improving the lives of others. 
Photo of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. @Judy DaterHenry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, and institution builder, Professor Gates has published numerous books and produced and hosted an array of documentary films. The Black Church (PBS) and Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches (HBO), which he executive produced, have each received Emmy nominations. His latest history series for PBS is Making Black America: Through the Grapevine. Finding Your Roots, Gates’s groundbreaking genealogy and genetics series, is now in its ninth season on PBS.
Gates is a recipient of a number of honorary degrees, including his alma mater, the University of Cambridge. Gates was a member of the first class awarded “genius grants” by the MacArthur Foundation in 1981, and in 1998 he became the first African American scholar to be awarded the National Humanities Medal.
A native of Piedmont, West Virginia, Gates earned his B.A. in History, summa cum laude, from Yale University in 1973, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in English Literature from Clare College at Cambridge in 1979, where he is also an Honorary Fellow. A former chair of the Pulitzer Prize board, he is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and serves on a wide array of boards, including the New York Public Library, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the Aspen Institute, the Whitney Museum of American Art, Library of America, and The Studio Museum of Harlem. In 2011, his portrait, by Yuqi Wang, was hung in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.
Damon Lindelof was born in New Jersey to a schoolteacher and a banker. He was also born a writer, although it would take over 25 years to figure that out. In 2004 he partnered with J.J. Abrams to create LOST. No, they were not dead the whole time. Since Damon left the island, he has worked as a writer and producer on STAR TREK, PROMETHEUS, WORLD WAR Z and TOMORROWLAND. Returning to TV in 2014 Damon spent three seasons showrunning HBO’s critically-acclaimed THE LEFTOVERS, which he fiercely defends as “not as depressing as everyone says.” He followed that with the award-winning HBO limited series WATCHMEN, which he fiercely defends as “not as confusing as everyone says.” Up next for Damon will be the series MRS. DAVIS, an epic battle of biblical and binary proportions that will debut on Peacock this April. Damon also wrote this bio.
RSVP
We overbook events to ensure maximum capacity. RSVP does not guarantee entry. Overflow will be seated in Broccoli Theater with the Q & A streamed in. Attendance is limited to LMU students, faculty, and staff, and attendees must have pre-registered on LEO. Seating will be granted on a first come, first served basis.
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