Image: Alumnus Casey Nelson (A.B. Drama, 2002) returns to the University of Georgia to screen his film Black White and the Greys on September 7 at 5:30PM in the Fine Arts Building. Nelson produced, wrote, directed, and starred in the feature in 2020 and it has gone on to win several awards such as Best Feature and Best of Festival at the BronzeLens (2022), Best Narrative Feature at the Festival of Cinema NYC (2022), and was the Grand Jury Winner for Best Narrative Feature at the Awareness Festival (2022). Nelson will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening. Casey Nelson attended the University of Georgia in 2002 where he majored in Dramatic Arts and competed on the school's Cross Country and Track Teams. Upon graduating, Casey moved to Los Angeles to pursue film and television acting. He appeared in such projects as Criminal Minds, Transformers, Jane the Virgin, and Doom Patrol, to name a few. It wasn't until his early 30s, that Casey began writing screenplays. It was mostly for fun at first, and to create acting opportunities for himself, but he quickly fell in love with storytelling. In 2015, Casey wrote, produced, and starred in his first feature, The Last Treasure Hunt, which was acquired by Sony and The Orchard, and became one of the Top 25 most downloaded indie films of 2016. In 2021, he wrote and directed the feature Black White and the Greys, which won 10 awards on the festival circuit, including the Audience Choice Award at the prestigious Sedona Film Festival. Casey currently resides in Atlanta, and is in development on two more features entitled The Music Makers and Lakota. He is also an avid photographer, and can be found most days at Catapult Acting Studio, working with young actors. Read More: "Black White and the Greys" Website
