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How playwright Daysha Veronica elevates Black women in her writing

April 6, 2022

Photo courtesy of Daysha Veronica's Instagram. It all started in high school. Daysha Veronica wanted to audition for Madge in Picnic by William Inge, but when she started reading the sides and learning more about the character, she realized how the p...

Neal McDonough makes the leap from actor to writer in ‘Boon’

March 30, 2022

In the remote Pacific Northwest, mercenary Nick Boon is trying to run from his past, however, that history is about to catch up with him. As Boon struggles with redemption, he finds himself with no choice but to help a widow and her son defend themse...

Rising Through the Ranks: Sam Thompson writes horror for mental health

March 29, 2022

Sam Thompson kicked off 2022 by being named one of the ISA’s Top 25 to Watch.

‘Nitram’ tells the story of a historical event most want to look past

March 28, 2022

Photo courtesy of IFC Films. An IFC Films release. In Nitram, director Justin Kurzel puts the audience in the footsteps of a dangerous individual who had no business stepping into a gun store, purchasing a weapon without a license and then using it o...

Work Your Win: A catch up interview with Big Break winner Ben Johnson, Jr.

March 25, 2022

When television and film writer Ben Johnson Jr. found out he won Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest, he was thrilled but also hit with a sudden concern: How does he get from South Africa to Los Angeles?

Discussing inspiration with 'The Outfit' writer-director Graham Moore

March 24, 2022

Photo courtesy of Nick Wall/Focus Features. Graham Moore, Academy® Award-winning screenwriter of The Imitation Game, has made his feature directorial debut with the crime drama The Outfit. The film, which Graham also co-wrote with Jonathan McClain, f...

Write On with 'The Girl From Plainville' Creator/Showrunner Liz Hannah

March 22, 2022

Inspired by the true story of Michelle Carter's unprecedented "texting-suicide" case, The Girl From Plainville starring Elle Fanning is a Hulu miniseries that explores Carter's relationship with Conrad Roy III and the events that led to his death. Sh...

‘Mothering Sunday’ director Eva Husson brings her passions together

March 21, 2022

What was life like in the 1920s just after the First World War ended? That’s the backdrop for the film Mothering Sunday, a historical drama written by Alice Birch, based on the novel by Graham Swift and directed by Eva Husson. Just a few years after ...

Writer-director Mariama Diallo develops layers of horror in ‘Master’

March 18, 2022

In the United States, the collegiate experience is supposed to be a formidable and pivotal moment in a young person’s life. It’s a time for you to make new friends, discover your personality and learn valuable lessons. Even during my own two short ye...