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Visiting Leonard L. Milberg ’53 Professor in Irish Letters and Chair of the Fund for Irish Studies Fintan O’Toole interviews Academy Award-nominated and Irish Film and Television Award-winning director Lenny Abrahamson on his career in film. Abrahamson is director of the critically acclaimed 2015 film Room, starring Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay, nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture. He also directed Normal People, a 12-episodes series for BBC, Hulu and RTE, adapted by and based on Sally Rooney’s Man Booker longlisted novel of the same name, for which he earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series.

Part of the fall 2022 Fund for Irish Studies lecture series.

Tickets & Details

The event is free and open to the public. No advance tickets or registration required.

Get directions and find venue information for the James Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau Street.

COVID-19 Guidance + Updates

Per Princeton University policy, all guests must either be fully vaccinated, or have recently tested negative (via PCR within 72 hours or via rapid antigen test within 8 hours of the scheduled visit) and be prepared to show proof if asked, or wear a face covering when indoors and around others.

Accessibility

symbol for wheelchair accessibilityThe James Stewart Film Theater is wheelchair accessible. Visit our Venues and Studios section for accessibility information at our various locations. Guests in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at 609-258-5262 or email LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least one week in advance of the event date.

About Lenny Abrahamson

lenny abrahamson stands by brick wall wearing navy baseball cap and glasses

Photo by Molly Keane

Lenny Abrahamson is the director of the critically-acclaimed film Room, starring Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Some of Abrahamson’s other work includes: Garage, Adam and Paul, What Richard Did, The Little Stranger and Frank.

Recently, Abrahamson directed Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends, a 12-episode, 30-minute series for BBC and Hulu starring Alison Oliver and Joe Alwyn. He also directed Normal People, a 12-episodes series for BBC, Hulu and RTE, adapted by and based on Sally Rooney’s Man Booker long-listed novel of the same name that was released in 2020, for which he was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series.

 

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  • Princeton University

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