He’s had tremendous success in both film — winning an Oscar for his screenplay for “American Beauty” — and in TV, creating iconic series such as “True Blood” and “Six Feet Under.” Now, Alan Ball — who was born in Marietta — is back with a new project, the character-driven “Uncle Frank,” which he both wrote and directed.
In the film, set in 1973, 18-year-old Beth (played by Sophia Lillis) comes to college at New York University and learns that her titular uncle (Paul Bettany), a literature professor, is gay and in a long-term relationship with another man.
Not long after, Beth and Frank return home to South Carolina after a family tragedy — with Frank’s partner Wally (Peter Macdissi, Ball’s longtime collaborator and domestic partner) joining
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