WALTHAM, Mass. – Exclusive video of Sasha Grey’s hour-long interview and Q&A before a live audience at Brandeis University is available on the Los Angeles Times website.

The interview took place last week in Waltham following a screening of The Girlfriend Experience, directed by Steven Soderbergh, which had just premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in Manhattan. The evening was moderated by Scott Feinberg, who covers the Oscars on his blog, The Feinberg Files.

“The event marked the latest installment of the “Meet the Artist” screening and Q&A series on which Brandeis professor Alice Kelikian and I have collaborated, after visits over the last year by the likes of Alan Alda, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Jenkins, Melissa Leo, Mark Ruffalo and Michael Shannon,” Feinberg wrote.

Feinberg reports that as word of Grey’s appearance at the university “set the city of Boston abuzz… Some said they had never before heard of or seen her; others said they had heard and seen a lot of her. Some said they vehemently disapproved of what she did for a living; others said they couldn’t get enough of her work. Some were outraged that a prestigious university would invite her to visit its campus and that a respected publication would want to interview her; others — especially the 300 students who managed to snag a ticket to the event — were just plain happy that we did.

So, why did we? Well, to clear things up, for two main reasons: (1) “The Girlfriend Experience” is a significant film, and (2) Grey is, in her own way, a significant filmmaker.”

The video can be watched here.