Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ & Emerald Fennell’s ‘Saltburn’ To Kick Off Black List 20th Anniversary Screening Series With American Cinematheque
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: As they should, the Black List will be celebrating its 20th anniversary with some of Hollywood’s most acclaimed artists and a cinema institution next year.
Leaning into to two decades of shining a spotlight on Tinseltown’s most liked unproduced screenplays, the Franklin Leonard-founded Black List has teamed up with American Cinematheque for a screening series to kick off next month.
Going into the Black List crates, a heavy hitting double bill of Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn and Promising Young Woman and Ava DuVernay’s January 19 released Origin and her 2014 picture Selma are the first films in the series.
Fennell and DuVernay’s films will be screening on January 12 and January 15 respectively, Deadline has learned. With all the screenings in the 20th anniversary series drawing from past Black List participants and projects, the first films are set to be shown at Santa Monica’s Aero Theater with Leonard moderating the chat with filmmakers.
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