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Tag: screenwriting

Get Out of the Fuckin’ Office and See the World

Film
By Andrew Heckler | February 28, 2020
By Andrew Heckler | February 28, 2020

Get Out of the Fuckin’ Office and See the World

Writer-director Andrew Heckler treats filmmaking like an investigative journalist, starting with his new movie Burden.

Revisited: How To Become An Overnight Success in Just 15 Years

Film
By Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky | December 30, 2019
By Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky | December 30, 2019

Revisited: How To Become An Overnight Success in Just 15 Years

Writer-directors Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky on the real, unglamorous story behind their award-winning breakthrough movie Freaks.

You Write What You Remember, Even When You Forget

Film
By Tom Quinn | December 13, 2019
By Tom Quinn | December 13, 2019

You Write What You Remember, Even When You Forget

When Tom Quinn set out to make Colewell, he didn't realize he was telling a story about someone so close to home: his next-door neighbor.

On the Spiritual and Physical Boobytraps of a Creative Life

Film
By Alistair Banks Griffin | December 6, 2019
By Alistair Banks Griffin | December 6, 2019

On the Spiritual and Physical Boobytraps of a Creative Life

Writer-director Alistair Banks Griffin on how retreating from the world led him to make his new film about a shut-in, The Wolf Hour.

Reclaiming the Narrative is a Work in Progress

Film
By Yen Tan | November 5, 2019
By Yen Tan | November 5, 2019

Reclaiming the Narrative is a Work in Progress

Writer-director Yen Tan on his how his cultural identity has shifted since coming to the U.S., and what it means for him to make Asian-American films.

How To Become An Overnight Success in Just 15 Years

Film
By Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky | September 12, 2019
By Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky | September 12, 2019

How To Become An Overnight Success in Just 15 Years

Writer-directors Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky on the real, unglamorous story behind their award-winning breakthrough movie Freaks.

Making a Latinx Movie in the Time of Trump

Film
By Sara Seligman | August 1, 2019
By Sara Seligman | August 1, 2019

Making a Latinx Movie in the Time of Trump

Coyote Lake's Mexican writer-director Sara Seligman on her complicated feelings about making a film with Latino villains in the present era.

Making the Film I Needed at 16

Film
By Jasmin Mozaffari | July 11, 2019
By Jasmin Mozaffari | July 11, 2019

Making the Film I Needed at 16

Jasmin Mozaffari on the roots of her debut feature, Firecrackers, and her proudly disruptive mission to topple the patriarchy through cinema.

My Favorite Car is a Bicycle, or Why I Must Create Things vs. Making Them

Film
By Ritesh Batra | May 17, 2019
By Ritesh Batra | May 17, 2019

My Favorite Car is a Bicycle, or Why I Must Create Things vs. Making Them

The Lunchbox writer-director Ritesh Batra writes you a letter about why he went back to his artistic roots for his new film, Photograph.

How Much of This Shit Should I Use?

Film
By David Dastmalchian | May 15, 2019
By David Dastmalchian | May 15, 2019

How Much of This Shit Should I Use?

The writer-star of All Creatures Here Below on trying to navigate the utility of personal history and trauma in filmmaking.

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