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Tag: screenwriting

Living Life for the Story

Film
By Caytha Jentis | August 10, 2021
By Caytha Jentis | August 10, 2021

Living Life for the Story

To mark the release of her fourth film, the road movie Pooling to Paradise, writer Caytha Jentis reflects on her own journey.

Buddies, Break-Ups and the Pitfalls of Autobiographical Screenwriting

Film
By Linas Phillips | July 22, 2021
By Linas Phillips | July 22, 2021

Buddies, Break-Ups and the Pitfalls of Autobiographical Screenwriting

Writer-director Linas Phillips, who’s currently crowdfunding his next film, Take Two, on drawing for real life for his movies.

Some of Our Stallions: A Story of a Story …

Film
By Carson Mell | July 1, 2021
By Carson Mell | July 1, 2021

Some of Our Stallions: A Story of a Story …

Writer-director-actor Carson Mell tells the charming, circuitous tale of how his picaresque new comedy-drama came into existence.

Who is Take Out Girl? Or, How I Found a Way to Show Vulnerability and Accept Myself Through My First Feature

Film
By Hedy Wong | May 11, 2021
By Hedy Wong | May 11, 2021

Who is Take Out Girl? Or, How I Found a Way to Show Vulnerability and Accept Myself Through My First Feature

For Take Out Girl’s writer-star Hedy Wong, her feelings toward her on-screen alter ego Tera are complicated, to say the least.

From One (Great) Man to Another: Darius Marder and the Story of Sound of Metal

Film
By Shannon Plumb | May 4, 2021
By Shannon Plumb | May 4, 2021

From One (Great) Man to Another: Darius Marder and the Story of Sound of Metal

Shannon Plumb on how her friend and fellow filmmaker came to make his acclaimed, double Oscar-winning drama.

Fight. Run. Scream: Writing My Way Out of My Silence with Held

Film
By Jill Awbrey | April 7, 2021
By Jill Awbrey | April 7, 2021

Fight. Run. Scream: Writing My Way Out of My Silence with Held

Actress-screenwriter Jill Awbrey shares her personal journey with the #MeToo movement and how it led to her writing her new movie, Held.

If It Matters to You, It Will Matter to Them

Film
By Jake Allyn | January 22, 2021
By Jake Allyn | January 22, 2021

If It Matters to You, It Will Matter to Them

For Jake Allyn, the star and co-writer of No Man's Land, his main aim as a filmmaker is to create connection with the audience.

Jude Law Talks with Sean Durkin and Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry on the Talkhouse Podcast

Podcast
By Talkhouse Podcast | November 19, 2020
By Talkhouse Podcast | November 19, 2020

Jude Law Talks with Sean Durkin and Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry on the Talkhouse Podcast

The star, writer-director and composer of the new film The Nest, out now through IFC, have a fascinating discussion about their collaboration.

Jealousy: The Best Fuel For My Creativity

Film
By Cory Wexler Grant | November 16, 2020
By Cory Wexler Grant | November 16, 2020

Jealousy: The Best Fuel For My Creativity

Actor turned writer-director Cory Wexler Grant on the emotion that drove him to make his directorial debut, Painter, out now on VOD.

“So, What Did We Learn?”

Film
By Brian Duffield | October 5, 2020
By Brian Duffield | October 5, 2020

“So, What Did We Learn?”

Writer-director Brian Duffield on making Spontaneous for three years in three countries for multiple owners before a pandemic.

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