Learning screenwriting from Yale professor Marc Lapadula

The King of DC Media welcomes Yale University professor and screenwriting guru Marc Lapadula, who will be a featured speaker at OneDay University in Washington, D.C., Sunday, March 8th. Marc Lapadula / Yale University/BIO Marc Lapadula is a Senior Lecturer in the Film Studies Program at Yale University. He is a playwright, screenwriter and an award-winning film producer. In addition to Yale, Marc has taught at Columbia University’s Graduate Film School, created the screenwriting programs at both The University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins where he won Outstanding Teaching awards and has lectured on film, playwriting and conducted highly-acclaimed screenwriting seminars all across the country at notable venues like The National Press Club, The Smithsonian Institution, The Commonwealth Club and The New York Historical Society. Lecture Topic: Three Films that Changed America The Jazz Singer I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang The Graduate Marc Lapadula / Yale University While most works of cinema are produced for mass-entertainment and escapism, a peculiar minority have had a profound influence on our culture. Whether intentionally or not, some movies have brought social issues to light, changed laws, forwarded ideologies both good and bad, and altered the course of American history through their resounding impact on society. Renowned Yale Film Professor Marc Lapadula will discuss three films that, for better or worse, made their mark.