screenwriter Archives

On Sadness

By Julia Cho | March 11, 2022

Julia Cho, who co-wrote the new Pixar movie Turning Red, reflects on how lingering melancholy has colored her life and work.

By Nakia Stephens | October 12, 2020

Screenwriter Nakia Stephens reflects on how she’s learning to release the shackles of productivity by leaning into purpose.

By Heather Turman | September 1, 2017

Stand-up comedian Heather Turman on how writing and performing in the movie Stuck changed her perspective on the thespian profession.

By Luke Davies | December 13, 2016

Screenwriter Luke Davies on how his past as a novelist and poet informed the way he approached telling the heartwarming true story of Saroo Brierley.

By Dean Craig | October 7, 2014

The latest feel-good comedy drama export from the U.K. feels like a familiar product, but only the coldest of hearts could remain unmoved by it.

By Kirsten Smith | September 30, 2014

The true story of an epic trek across the Australian outback provides a showcase for Mia Wasikowka's resonantly authentic performance.

By Ben York Jones | September 12, 2014

Cut together from two different movies, this tale of a doomed marriage struggles to tell a consistent story (or deliver on its mysterious title).

By Scott Z. Burns | August 29, 2014

At the Sundance Labs, one of Hollywood's best screenwriters shares his wisdom with a young Academy Award winner starting out as a director.

By Ethan Iverson | July 17, 2013

Is there anything Joss Whedon can't do? He's a phenomenally successful director and screenwriter with gigantic films and TV shows like...