Film actor, writer, and director Thomas McCarthy ’88 (center) took part in three events at the University’s 10th annual Arts Festival. On the night of April 25 he spoke about his recent movie The Visitor (Overture, 2008) following its public screening on O’Neill Plaza. The next day he was interviewed by Luke Jorgensen ’91 of the theater department in a program called “Inside the BC Studio,” and that evening President William P. Leahy presented the Boston College Arts Council’s annual Alumni Award for Distinguished Achievement to McCarthy. As an actor, McCarthy’s credits include Flags of Our Fathers, Syrianna, Goodnight and Good Luck, The Year of the Dog, and Meet the Parents. He wrote and directed The Station Agent (Miramax, 2003), which won numerous awards including the Sundance Film Festival’s Audience Award and Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Above (l-r) Daniel Esposito ’10, McCarthy, Jorgensen, and Riley Madincea ’11 talk on April 26 after McCarthy’s public interview under the tent on O’Neill Plaza.