The Salt Lake City Film Center is presenting the premier of "Oswald's Ghost," about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and its aftermath, with special guest Robert Stone, director, writer and producer of the film. The film will be shown Saturday in the Salt Lake City Library auditorium, 210 E. 400 South, at 2 p.m. The film is free to the public.
Stone was born in England in 1958 and spent his childhood in both England and America. He graduated with a degree in history from the University of Wisconsin/Madison in 1980. Eventually settling in New York City, he spent five years making a film about nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific. The result was "Radio Bikini" (1987), nominated for an Oscar for Best Feature Documentary and winner of a dozen international awards. This was followed by the feature documentaries "The Satellite Sky" (1989) about America's reaction to Sputnik, and "Farewell Good Brothers" (1992) about 1950's flying saucer cults.
In the early '90s he was commissioned to create a 22-part permanent film and video installation about President Kennedy for the JFK Library and Museum in Boston. He served as a director of photography and associate producer on several other documentaries including the cult film "Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey" (1994 Sundance award winner). His only fiction film is a controversial fake historical documentary for ZDF German Television titled "World War Three" (1998). In recent years he has shot and directed several verite films, including the feature documentary "American Babylon" (2000) about Atlantic City. In 2004 he released "Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst," which premiered at Sundance. His most recent work includes the AMC documentary "Hollywood Vietnam." He is also executive producer of the Brazilian feature documentary "Samba!" that is scheduled for release in early 2007.
The Salt Lake City Film Center brings the world of film to local audiences through community screenings and discussions, outreach programs and visiting artists and professionals.