We are excited to bring you Spike Jonze, the director of Her, as one of our special guests for this year's film festival. Spike Jonze, original name Adam Spiegel, is American director and producer known for his visually arresting and innovative music videos and films. Jonze’s first full-length directorial effort, Being John Malkovich (1999) earned him an Academy Award nomination. He went on to produce Human Nature in 2000 and Her in 2013, with the latter film earning him the 2014 Oscar for best original screenplay.

Jonze will be speaking as part of the Reflect series, where discussions will follow a screening of a film. As the director of Her, he will be speaking on how he portrayed human connections on film, concluding with a Q&A session.

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