Aviva Press

By Maria Esteves – October 19, 2011

The 49th New York Film Festival 2011(NYFF 2011) presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center press screening of The Descendants, directed by Academy award-winning filmmaker Alexander Payne was held at Lincoln Center’s Gilman Theater, Sunday, October 15, 11:30 AM. A live press conference immediately followed with director Payne, casts members Amara Miller (Scottie King), Beau Bridges (cousin Hugh), George Clooney (Matt King), Judy Greer (Julie Speer), Matthew Lillardl (Brian Speer), Nick Krause (Sid), Robert Forster (Scott Thorson), and Shailene Woodley (Alexandra King), moderated by chief critic Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter.

The Descendants based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, is a dramatic, humorous, and heartfelt family film about a Hawaiian property owner Matt King (George Clooney) and his family. Matt husband and father of two daughters Scottie (Amara Miller) and Alexandra (Shailene Woodley) who considered himself a backup parent, is challenge as a single parent. The King’s family confrontation with love, forgiveness, mortality, and how to rise above to the occasion makes this a great Oscar nominee contender.

The Descendants, directed by Alexander Payne | USA | 2011 | 115 min | Drama | Fox Searchlight Pictures. Closing Night World Premiere, 49th New York Film Festival, in theaters November 23, 2011. Watch Trailer.

NYFF 2011 The Descendants Press Conference: from left to right, NYFF
moderator Todd McCarthy, with panelists actor George Clooney, director
Alexander Payne, actress Shailene Woodley, actor Beau Bridges, actress
Judy Greer, actor Robert Forster, actress Amara Miller, actor Matthew Lollardl, and actor Nick Krause.

NYFF 2011 The Descendants Press Conference: from left to right, panelists
actor George Clooney, director Alexander Payne, actress Shailene Woodley, and actor Beau Bridges.

NYFF 2011 The Descendants Press Conference: from left to right, panelists actress Judy Greer, actor Robert Forster, actress Amara
Miller, and actor Matthew Lollardl.

NYFF 2011 The Descendants Press Conference: from left to right,
NYFF moderator Todd McCarthy, with panelists actor George
Clooney, and director Alexander Payne.

NYFF 2011 The Descendants Press Conference: from left to right, panelists director Alexander Payne, actress Shailene Woodley,
and actor Beau Bridges.

NYFF 2011 The Descendants Press Conference: from left to right, panelists actress Judy Greer, actor Robert Forster, actress Amara Miller, actor Matthew Lollardl, and actor Nick Krause.

NYFF 2011 The Descendants Press Conference: panelists actor
Robert Forster and actress Amara Miller.

NYFF 2011 The Descendants Press Conference:
panelist actor George Clooney.