The Good Side of Bad (Photo – Guerrilla Rep Media)
The producers, writers, director, and one of the cast members of the 2023 film “The Good Side of Bad,” will host a film screening followed by a discussion with the book’s author.
By News Desk
The event is free for Pasadena Senior Center members, and $5 for nonmembers. Reservations are suggested. To register or for more information, visit this website or call 626-795-4331.
Longtime PSC Master’s Series presenter Beverly Olevin is the author of the 2010 bestselling book, “The Good Side of Bad,” which the film is based on. Both the book and film follow the story of three adult siblings brought back together after a shocking diagnosis forces them to confront realities regarding the mental state of one of their own. It dives into humanity’s dark places while illuminating the love, laughter, and light discovered when you reconnect with those closest to you.
Filmmakers Alethea Root (producer, writer, director) and Jules Bruff (producer, writer, actor) will be joined in a discussion by author Olevin after the screening.
Root produced the Emmy Award-winning short film, “A Love Story,” and her first feature film, “Part Time Fabulous” won eight film festival awards. Bruff, who stars as Sara in “The Good Side of Bad,” also serves as a writer for the film, and co-wrote “Part Time Fabulous.” Olevin is an author, playwright, and theater director, and has taught at UCLA and the University of Washington.
Screening and Discussion of “The Good Side of Bad” April 8, 2025 2:00 pm Location Pasadena Senior Center 85 East Holly Street Pasadena, CA 91103
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