2026 Macon Film Festival

Title: Donnie Darko
TRT: 113:00
Director: Richard Kelly
Special Guest: Mary McDonnell (moderated Q&A following the film)
Synopsis: After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled
teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit
who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Ratings: Language, Violence, Some Drug Use

Special Guest Bio: Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar-nominated actress known for bringing powerful and complex female character to the film and television landscape. McDonnell most recently starred as Madeline Usher in the hit Netflix Miniseries The Fall of the House of Usher. She has been nominated for a Critics Choice Award for her portrayal of the powerful matriarch of the Usher family. McDonnell also starred in Syfy’s AFI and Peabody award winning Battlestar Galactica in her critically-praised performance as President Laura Roslin (2008 Saturn Award - Best Actress on Television). Extensive film credits include Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for her portrayals of Stands with Fist in the Academy Award-winning film Dances with Wolves and as a paraplegic soap opera star in John Sayles’ Passion Fish. Other films include Lawrence Kasdan’s Grand Canyon and Mumford, Sneakers opposite Robert Redford and Sidney Poitier, cult classic film Donnie Darko, and Independence Day. In 2015 McDonnell received the Gina Award from Women in Film, and the Leadership Excellence Advocacy (LEA) Award in 2017 from Women in Cable Telecommunications. In 2018 McDonnell was honored with the Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts, presented by Trinity Repertory Company. Currently McDonnell is producing projects for TV and film.

After the screening, All-Access Pass holders (21+)are invited to the Saturday Night After Party, hosted by The Rose Room, from 9:45 PM–11:30 PM at The Rose Room, 378 2nd Street. Please arrive before 10:45 PM to secure your experience.