Past Film Series have included the East Coast premiere of “Danny Roane: First Time Director,” with director/actor Andy Dick and producer/director/actor Marshall Cook; “Wristcutters: A Love Story,” with director Goran Dukic and actor Shea Whigham; and “The Ruins” and “Bugcrush,” with director Carter Smith.

Ryan Smith can be reached at 724-6370 ext. 283 or by e-mail at rsmith@meadvilletribune.com

You can go

The Edinboro Film Series is presenting a screening of “Christmas on Mars,” starring the Flaming Lips, with film and music video director Bradley Beesley tonight at 8:30 at Louis C. Cole Memorial Auditorium.

General admission is $5 in advance, $7 at the door and free for EUP students.

- Tickets: Visit www.edinborotickets.com or call 732-2177.

A Q and A with the filmmaker

Bravo! recently caught up with filmmaker Bradley Beesley, a longtime collaborator with the Flaming Lips and co-director of “Christmas on Mars,” the feature film being presented tonight as the latest installment of the Edinboro Film Series.

Here’s some of what Beesley had to say on a number of topics, ranging from what it’s like on set with the Lips to the prospect of meeting up with ‘Ol Man Winter in northwestern Pennsylvania:

Q: Would you give us a little idea of what “Christmas on Mars” is like?