The Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmaker Festival returns to the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem April 24-26, headlined by Easton native and Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams.
Williams, the first Black director to win an Oscar for his short film “Music By Prudence,” will close the festival April 26 with a 1 p.m. screening of his Oscar-nominated documentary “Life, Animated,” followed by a question-and-answer session.
“Welcoming Roger Ross Williams to the Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmaker Festival is an incredible moment—not just for this event, but for the region’s growing film community,” said Anthony DeSanctis, senior programming manager for cinema at ArtsQuest. “As an Academy Award-winning director whose work elevates powerful, human stories, Roger embodies the kind of bold, meaningful storytelling we strive to champion.”…