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Tag: screenwriting

The Multi-Hyphenate Curse

Film
By Brea Grant | September 29, 2020
By Brea Grant | September 29, 2020

The Multi-Hyphenate Curse

Brea Grant, whose new film 12 Hour Shift is out this week, talks with Kit Williamson about their transition from actors to writer-directors.

Why a Lawyer Wrote a Movie

Film
By Jay Paul Deratany | September 28, 2020
By Jay Paul Deratany | September 28, 2020

Why a Lawyer Wrote a Movie

Jay Paul Deratany, a working attorney who wrote and produced the new film Foster Boy, on his duty to share the stories of foster youth.

Don’t Look Now, or My Struggles with Autobiographical Filmmaking

Film
By Jonathan Wysocki | September 16, 2020
By Jonathan Wysocki | September 16, 2020

Don’t Look Now, or My Struggles with Autobiographical Filmmaking

Dramarama writer-director Jonathan Wysocki on the perils and pitfalls of making work that draws from one’s own life.

This Film is a Labyrinth

Film
By Frank Mosley | August 31, 2020
By Frank Mosley | August 31, 2020

This Film is a Labyrinth

Writer-director-actor Frank Mosley on the 10-year odyssey of making his ever-evolving film project Her Wilderness, which is now online.

Parrots and Pandemics

Film
By Jenna Lyng Adams | August 17, 2020
By Jenna Lyng Adams | August 17, 2020

Parrots and Pandemics

Actress and screenwriter Jenna Lyng Adams on how she had to go through flames to make her pandemic thriller Before the Fire.

The Way Forward: Tuppence Middleton on Painting During Lockdown and Her Plans to Write and Direct

Film
By Tuppence Middleton | July 31, 2020
By Tuppence Middleton | July 31, 2020

The Way Forward: Tuppence Middleton on Painting During Lockdown and Her Plans to Write and Direct

The British actress, who’s currently starring in Fisherman’s Friends, on her quarantine experience and creative focus for the future.

The Way Forward: In Post-Quarantine Paris, Marjane Satrapi is Getting Back to Creativity

Film
By Marjane Satrapi | July 27, 2020
By Marjane Satrapi | July 27, 2020

The Way Forward: In Post-Quarantine Paris, Marjane Satrapi is Getting Back to Creativity

The director of the new Marie Curie biopic Radioactive, now on Amazon Prime, is wasting no time returning to a life of painting and writing.

My Monster

Film
By Romola Garai | July 22, 2020
By Romola Garai | July 22, 2020

My Monster

Actress turned writer-director Romola Garai on motherhood and making her feature debut with the forthcoming horror film Amulet.

The Myth of the Small Black Film

Film
By Nijla Mu’min | June 24, 2020
By Nijla Mu’min | June 24, 2020

The Myth of the Small Black Film

Jinn director Nijla Mu'min contemplates what “too small” means when it comes to Black filmmaking, and how this moment can shift that thinking.

On Black Storytelling and Why Hollywood Must Irrevocably Change

Film
By Deborah Goodwin | June 22, 2020
By Deborah Goodwin | June 22, 2020

On Black Storytelling and Why Hollywood Must Irrevocably Change

Deborah Goodwin looks back on her personal experiences as a Black filmmaker and calls for a systemic transformation of the film industry.

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