Guest Artist Saturday June 6th:
Writer/ Director/ Producer- Alexander Payne

Constantine Alexander Payne is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, known for the films
Citizen Ruth
starring Laura Dern (1996)
,
Election
starring Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick (1999),
About Schmidt
starring Jack Nicholson (2002),
Sideways
starring Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church (2004),
The Descendants
starring George Clooney and Shailene Woodley (2011),
Nebraska
starring Bruce Dern (2013), and
Downsizing
starring Matt Damon, Kristin Wiig, Christoph Waltz and Hong Chau (2017). His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary American society.
Payne is a two-time winner of the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and a three-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director. In 2017, Metacritic
ranked Payne
2nd on its list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century.