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Tag: screenwriting

To Create Something True, You Need to Forget the Rules and Just Leap

Film
By Hala Matar | May 2, 2025
By Hala Matar | May 2, 2025

To Create Something True, You Need to Forget the Rules and Just Leap

Writer-director Hala Matar on the beautiful, unexpected and slightly chaotic genesis of her debut feature, Electra, which is in theaters now.

Death of the New West: the Photography of A Desert

Film
By Joshua Erkman | May 1, 2025
By Joshua Erkman | May 1, 2025

Death of the New West: the Photography of A Desert

Writer-director Joshua Erkman on creating an entire body of work for the central character in his new movie, A Desert, which opens tomorrow.

How We Made Gazer

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By Ryan J. Sloan and Ariella Mastroianni | April 8, 2025
By Ryan J. Sloan and Ariella Mastroianni | April 8, 2025

How We Made Gazer

Creative collaborators Ryan J. Sloan and Ariella Mastroianni pull back the curtain on their Cannes hit, which is now in theaters.

“To Know That We Are Not Alone.”

Film
By Tom Bateman | November 14, 2024
By Tom Bateman | November 14, 2024

“To Know That We Are Not Alone.”

Actor Tom Bateman, who made his screenwriting debut with the new thriller Magpie, traces back his long relationship with storytelling.

How to Create in Darkness and (Mostly) Stay Sane

Film
By Pascal Plante | September 6, 2024
By Pascal Plante | September 6, 2024

How to Create in Darkness and (Mostly) Stay Sane

Pascal Plante on plumbing the depths with his psychological thriller Red Rooms (which opens in theaters today), and living to tell the tale.

The Ride of My Life

Film
By Jake Allyn | July 11, 2024
By Jake Allyn | July 11, 2024

The Ride of My Life

Actor-writer-director Jake Allyn shares the emotional journey of making his new movie, which is now in theaters and on demand.

The Brazilian Actress and the Covid Quarantine Camp (Or, The Miraculous Making of The Modelizer)

Film
By Byron Mann | July 13, 2023
By Byron Mann | July 13, 2023

The Brazilian Actress and the Covid Quarantine Camp (Or, The Miraculous Making of The Modelizer)

Actor-writer Byron Mann on the remarkable sequence of events that led to him being able to make his new movie, which is out now in theaters.

The Power of the Pen

Film
By Bomani J. Story | June 7, 2023
By Bomani J. Story | June 7, 2023

The Power of the Pen

The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster writer-director Bomani J. Story on how he first encountered great writing through hip-hop lyricism.

The Fake Financier

Film
By Dani Barker | May 31, 2023
By Dani Barker | May 31, 2023

The Fake Financier

Writer-actress Dani Barker shares a cautionary tale from the making of her new film, Follow Her — and she has the receipts.

Confession

Film
By Matt Dellapina | May 3, 2023
By Matt Dellapina | May 3, 2023

Confession

Actor-writer Matt Dellapina excavates the religious roots of his new film, The Woods are Real, which premieres Friday at the LES Film Festival.

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