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175 | American Fiction Writer/Director Cord Jefferson’s Advice For Adaptating Material

By The Screenwriting Life

9:33 AM EST on January 18, 2024

Cord Jefferson knows what if feels like to watch a project die. Recently, he had a greenlit show that was so close to shooting that the production office for the show had an physical address. And then, it died. In a creative funk, Cord discovered Percival Everett's novel Erasure which immediately reignited a passion in Cord, and eventually became his debut feature film AMERICAN FICITION. Today, Cord discusses the process of adapting the novel.JOIN OUR PATREON: www.patreon.com/thescreenwritinglifeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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