Nazareth College and George Eastman House Bring Film on Paul Goodman to Dryden Theatre, Feb. 10

The Rochester premiere of the film brings the director to introduce film and hold Q&A

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ROCHESTER, NY (01/17/2012)(readMedia)-- Nazareth College's School of Education and the George Eastman House are proud to co-sponsor the Rochester premiere of the film Paul Goodman Changed My Life with a special appearance by director Johnathan Lee, who will introduce the film and take part in a Q&A panel following the film. Goodman is touted in the film as the "most influential man you've never heard of." The screening is Friday, February 10 at 8 p.m., at the George Eastman House's Dryden Theatre, 900 East Avenue, Rochester, NY, 14607. Ticket prices range from $6-$8. For more information, call (585) 271-3361 or visit http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/ .

Perhaps best remembered for his book Growing Up Absurd - a sociopolitical tract on "the disgrace of the Organized System" that both predicted and helped to inspire the radical changes of the 1960s - the late Paul Goodman was also a novelist, activist, anarchist, and urban theorist, as well as a proudly out gay man in 1940s America. Despite his influence and importance, Goodman remains ripe for rediscovery, a situation that director Jonathan Lee has set out to address. Combining archival footage, excerpts from Goodman's writing, and interviews with his friends, family, and associates, Paul Goodman Changed My Life is an insightful portrait of a figure whose ideas couldn't be more contemporary.

Founded in 1924, Nazareth College is a coeducational college with undergraduate and graduate studies in the liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in health and human services, education, and management. The College is located on 150 scenic acres near Rochester, New York, and currently enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students. Nazareth has a strong commitment to experience-based learning and civic engagement. In the past decade, Nazareth has produced 18 Fulbright recipients and two Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships. For more information on the College, visit www.naz.edu.