The School of Cinematic Arts and Trio Pictures invite you and a guest to a special preview screening of Megan Is Missing, written and directed by Michael Goi. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Goi and actors Rachel Quinn ("Megan Stewart"), Amber Perkins ("Amy Herman") and Dean Waite ("Josh") .

Admission is free and open to all.

About Megan Is Missing

Endorsed by Marc Klaas and the KlaasKids Foundation, a child safety advocacy group in the U.S., Megan Is Missing is a fictional drama that follows two young girls, Megan Stewart, 14, and her best friend, Amy Herman, 13. Though opposites in personality, they forge a deep friendship as they grow up fast in a world of rave parties, casual drug use and indiscriminate sex. Using the Internet as a lifeline for social interaction, Megan meets a 17-year-old boy named Josh in a Web chat room. Megan disappears after arranging to meet him in person. Amy launches a concentrated effort to find her friend, but instead finds a truth more terrifying than she could have ever imagined. As the media swirls around the story of Megan Stewart's disappearance, Amy Herman suddenly vanishes as well.

An original screenplay, derived from research into seven actual cases of child abduction, Megan Is Missing explores the varied and creative ways in which kids use technology, the myth of invincibility, the deadly anonymity of the Internet, the power of manipulation, and the horror of ordinary kids walking in the midst of extraordinary evil. It is an uncompromising view of the world children are in today, so harrowing in its realism that it will make your blood run cold. Megan Is Missing will leave an indelible mark on its viewers, if they are brave enough to see it through to the gut-wrenching finish.

35mm print provided courtesy of Trio Pictures. Unrated. Running time: 86 minutes.

To learn more about the film and to view the trailer, click here.

About the School of Cinematic Arts Alumni Screening Series

This June through August, the School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) Alumni Screening Series will host a wide array of film screenings and filmmaker Q&As, highlighting new blockbuster and independent American films, international and documentary features, and recent work by our SCA alumni. These screenings will be hosted in various SCA venues. The screenings are free to the public, but will require an electronic reservation, which can be made through the Web site for each individual screening. Many screenings will be overbooked to ensure that capacity is met in the theater. Some screenings will be run from digital sources.

To view the calendar for the Alumni Screening Series, click here.

About Check-In and Reservations

The theater will be overbooked to ensure capacity, and the RSVP list will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reserved seating. Please bring a photo ID or printout of your reservation confirmation, which will automatically be sent to your email account once you successfully make an RSVP. Doors will open at 7 p.m.

About Parking

The USC School of Cinematic Arts is located at 900 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Parking passes may be purchased for $8 at USC Entrance Gate #5, located at the intersection of West Jefferson Boulevard and McClintock Avenue. We recommend parking in outdoor Lot M or V, or Parking Structure D, at the far end of 34th Street. Please note that Parking Structure D cannot accommodate tall vehicles such as SUVs. Metered street parking is also available along West Jefferson Boulevard.