RIFF presents an intimate conversation with Allison Williams on October 20

2018 Ridgefield Independent Film Festival Presents: “RIFF’ing WITH…ALLISON WILLIAMS”

 An Intimate Conversation moderated by New York Times Best-selling Author Rich Cohen 

Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 6:00pm at the Aldrich Museum in Ridgefield, CT

Sponsored by Audi of Danbury

The Ridgefield Independent Film Festival (RIFF) announced today that actor, singer Allison Williams (Get Out, “Girls”) will be the featured guest in the inaugural “RIFF’ing With…” a newly launched series of live interviews with filmmakers and actors that explores their careers and provides an insight into what it takes to remain a top-notch artist. Williams, who hails from New Canaan, CT and stars in the upcoming Richard Shepard film, The Perfection, will discuss before a live audience her career in film and television, Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 6:00pm at the Aldrich Museum. Rich Cohen the New York Times best-selling author, Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone contributing editor, and co-creator of the HBO series Vinyl, will sit down with Williams for an engaging conversation. RIFF’ing With…Allison Williams and wine reception is sponsored by Audi of Danbury. Advance tickets are on sale now at www.riffct.org.

Williams is best known for her role as Marnie Michaels on six seasons of HBO’s Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winning television series, “Girls.” Williams also starred in Jordan Peele's Academy Award-nominated film, Get Out, for which she garnered a Screen Actors Guild ensemble nomination for her performance. Most recently, Williams appeared opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in Showtime’s Emmy® Award-nominated limited series Patrick Melrose.”

 Ever since her beguiling performance singing the “Mad Men” theme song in a viral YouTube video, Allison Williams has been on my radar. I absolutely loved her on “Girls,” where she was tasked with depicting a narcissistic character but somehow, managed to tap into Marnie’s more vulnerable and likable side making her an instant fan favorite. Allison’s portrayal of Rose Armitage in Get Out had me on the edge of my seat and I can honestly say that I will never again look at a white turtleneck the same way. RIFF is delighted to have Allison as our very first ‘RIFF’ing With…’ guest. To also have the inimitable Rich Cohen conducting the interview makes us feel like we’ve truly landed a dream team.”

Williams won over critics from The New York Times to The Hollywood Reporter starring as ‘Peter Pan' in NBC’s live-action musical event, “Peter Pan Live” in 2014. In February 2013, Williams guest-starred on “The Mindy Project.” In 2011, she starred as Kate Middleton in a four-part, self-written original mini-series for Funnyordie.com called "Before Happily Ever After...Will & Kate."

In Spring 2010, Williams graduated from Yale University with a BA in English. Afterward, she began working on a video that released on YouTube in October of 2010: "Mad Men Theme Song...With A Twist". She moved to Los Angeles just before releasing the video, which quickly became a viral sensation and garnered much attention in the blog and entertainment world. Among the video's fans were Judd Apatow and the executives at HBO, who, upon seeing the video, reached out to Williams for an audition for “Girls.” Ironically, within a month of moving to Los Angeles, Williams was back in New York, filming the pilot episode.

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