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Tag: screenwriting

A Light in the Darkness

Film
By Virgil Williams | December 21, 2021
By Virgil Williams | December 21, 2021

A Light in the Darkness

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Virgil Williams on how adapting the memoir A Journal for Jordan transformed in a way he never expected.

Adaptation as Collaboration

Film
By James Ashcroft (Ngati Kahu/Nga Puhi) | November 10, 2021
By James Ashcroft (Ngati Kahu/Nga Puhi) | November 10, 2021

Adaptation as Collaboration

Coming Home in the Dark writer-director James Ashcroft on his personal process for bringing the stories of others to the big screen.

The Shadow Work of My First Film, or: How Fantasy Became My Guide for Healing Trauma

Film
By Carlson Young | October 15, 2021
By Carlson Young | October 15, 2021

The Shadow Work of My First Film, or: How Fantasy Became My Guide for Healing Trauma

Writer-director-actor Carlson Young on the unique creative and personal journey she took in making her debut feature, The Blazing World.

On My 25 Years in Lars von Trier’s World

Film
By Siobhan Fallon Hogan | September 14, 2021
By Siobhan Fallon Hogan | September 14, 2021

On My 25 Years in Lars von Trier’s World

Siobhan Fallon Hogan on her ongoing collaboration with the Danish auteur, including his company Zentropa producing her latest movie, Rushed.

A Canadian Film is Playing in the USA

Film
By Deragh Campbell | September 13, 2021
By Deragh Campbell | September 13, 2021

A Canadian Film is Playing in the USA

Actress-screenwriter Deragh Campbell ponders ideas of home and Canadian-ness in her new film with director Kazik Radwanski, Anne at 13,000ft.

My God! My Script!

Film
By Tracey Scott Wilson | August 24, 2021
By Tracey Scott Wilson | August 24, 2021

My God! My Script!

Tracey Scott Wilson on how writing the new Aretha Franklin biopic Respect reconnected her with her religious faith.

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.

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