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Tag: screenwriting

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.

“Not Great!” Or, How I Fought COVID Claustrophobia While Writing My Apartment-Bound Jewish Folk-Horror Romance Attachment

Film
By Gabriel Bier Gislason | February 9, 2023
By Gabriel Bier Gislason | February 9, 2023

“Not Great!” Or, How I Fought COVID Claustrophobia While Writing My Apartment-Bound Jewish Folk-Horror Romance Attachment

Gabriel Bier Gislason talks about the script struggles he went through with his new movie, streaming from February 10 on Shudder.

Revisited: I Made a Movie to Save My Marriage and Then I Got Divorced

Film
By Michael Tennant | December 27, 2022
By Michael Tennant | December 27, 2022

Revisited: I Made a Movie to Save My Marriage and Then I Got Divorced

Actor-writer-producer Michael Tennant shares the complex personal backstory to his new movie, Pretty Problems.

I Made a Movie to Save My Marriage and Then I Got Divorced

Film
By Michael Tennant | October 12, 2022
By Michael Tennant | October 12, 2022

I Made a Movie to Save My Marriage and Then I Got Divorced

Actor-writer-producer Michael Tennant shares the complex personal backstory to his new movie, Pretty Problems.

How I Turned an Ancient Buddhist Parable into a Contemporary No-Budget Political Thriller

Film
By Dan Coplan | June 1, 2022
By Dan Coplan | June 1, 2022

How I Turned an Ancient Buddhist Parable into a Contemporary No-Budget Political Thriller

Filmmaker Dan Coplan on the making of his latest movie, 8 Winds, starring Robert Davi, which is now available to stream.

As a Doctor and Screenwriter, I Found Purpose. With My New Film, I Am Finally Myself.

Film
By Roshan Sethi | March 29, 2022
By Roshan Sethi | March 29, 2022

As a Doctor and Screenwriter, I Found Purpose. With My New Film, I Am Finally Myself.

Roshan Sethi, an oncologist and co-creator of TV’s The Resident, on love, happiness and his debut feature as writer-director, 7 Days.

How I Healed From an Eating Disorder with My Mind (and Body and Spirit)

Film
By Kelly Murtagh | March 8, 2022
By Kelly Murtagh | March 8, 2022

How I Healed From an Eating Disorder with My Mind (and Body and Spirit)

Writer-actress Kelly Murtagh on the deep, personal journey she took making her new film, Shapeless, out now on VOD.

Imposter Syndrome or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Filmmaking

Film
By Emily Bennett | February 3, 2022
By Emily Bennett | February 3, 2022

Imposter Syndrome or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Filmmaking

As a RADA-trained actress, Alone with You's Emily Bennett didn't fit in, but she's now found her place behind the camera.

Breaking Rules with Daisies

Film
By Ali Vingiano | February 2, 2022
By Ali Vingiano | February 2, 2022

Breaking Rules with Daisies

Writer-actor Ali Vingiano, who's now starring in The End of Us, on her deep love of Věra Chytilová’s feminist Czech New Wave classic.

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