Former UNC LB Jake Lawler to make film debut at Film Fest 919

Posted Oct 20, 2020
Film Fest 919 is back in Chapel Hill and will feature the debut of UNC alumnus Jake Lawler as a writer, actor and producer in the short film “Good Samaritans.” This year’s Film Fest 919 will feature 15 different films, including “Good Samaritans,” in which Jake stars alongside his brother and co-writer Conor Lawler, a UNC School of the Arts student. (Daily Tar Heel)

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