Sydney Writers' Festival - Griffin Dunne

Watch the livestream of Griffin Dunne talking about Coming of Age in Hollywood streaming direct from the Sydney Writers’ Festival at Bowral Library!

Griffin Dunne grew up in the heart of Tinseltown amongst the biggest and soon-to-be biggest names of film, television and literature. After a decades-long career making movies including classics After Hours and Practical Magic, Griffin considers his upbringing as the child of writer and producer Dominick Dunne and activist Ellen Griffin and the nephew of writers John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion. On the surface, his latest book The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir is a who’s who of pop culture royalty but underneath the glitter is a poignant recollection of a family full of love and laughter. 

Reminisce with Griffin in conversation with Benjamin Law. 

Griffin Dunne:

While known for his starring roles in iconic films like An American Werewolf in London and Martin Scorsese's After Hours, Golden Globe Award nominee Griffin Dunne continues to charm audiences and critics alike in such shows as NBC series This Is Us, opposite Mandy Moore and Sterling K. Brown. Other acting credits include the Oscar-winning Dallas Buyers Club, as well as Joey Soloway’s provocative Amazon Studios dramedy I Love Dick opposite Kevin Bacon and Kathryn Hahn. Griffin debuted as a director with his Oscar nominated short film Duke of Groove and has since directed Addicted to Love with Meg Ryan, Practical Magic with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, and the critically acclaimed Netflix documentary The Center Will Not Hold about his aunt Joan Didion. Most recently, he can be seen in Darren Aaronofsky’s Caught Stealing and just completed filming Joy Will Prevail where he portrayed the famous architect Louis Kahn. His New York Times bestselling family memoir, The Friday Afternoon Club, is more than a celebrity memoir – it’s a poignant, funny family story capturing the absurdities, flaws and love of its characters, including the author himself.

Benjamin Law:

Benjamin Law is a journalist, columnist, TV screenwriter and author of The Family Law, Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East and Quarterly Essay 67: Moral Panic 101. The Family Law is an award-winning TV series for SBS that Benjamin created and co-wrote over three seasons. He is a weekly columnist for Good Weekend magazine.

Place: Henrietta Rose Room, Bowral Library
Date: Tuesday 21 October  
Time: 6PM
Bookings: are essential and can be made here. This is a free event.