Screenwriter Brian Nelson to Visit TU Nov. 8

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Fans of the award-winning independent film "Hard Candy" and the number one box office vampire epic "30 Days of Night" will not want to miss screenwriter Brian Nelson when he visits The University of Tulsa campus next week. Nelson will screen "Hard Candy" and answer questions from the audience at 7 p.m., Nov. 8 in Lorton Hall, Room 207.

In addition to his hits on the big screen, Nelson’s television writing includes the ABC miniseries "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," starring Michael Caine, and the Disney Channel series "In a Heartbeat," for which he won a 2001 Prism Award for responsible portrayal of drug abuse.

Nelson also worked as a staff writer on the Russell Wong martial arts series, "Vanishing Son," as well as television series work on "JAG," "Lois and Clark," "Earth: Final Conflict," "So Weird," and the German television drama "Wolffs Revier."

Coming from a theater background, Nelson teaches stage directing at the University of Southern California. He has also published a daily meditation book, "Earth Bound," on spirituality, science, philosophy and art. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters.

The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by TU’s Creative Writing Program. For more information, contact Michael Wright, director of TU’s creative writing program, at (918) 631-3174.