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Write On with 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Writer Ruben Santiago-Hudson

December 22, 2020

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom writer Ruben Santiago-Hudson discusses with guest host Sade' Sellers his relationship with August Wilson, the characters of Levee and Ma, and much more. Starring Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman, the film, adapted fr...

Write On with 'The Beach House' Writer-Director Jeffrey A. Brown

December 18, 2020

The Beach House writer-director Jeffrey A. Brown discusses working within the horror genre, his writing process on the film, how his experience as a location scout helped him, and much more. The Beach House follows two troubled college sweethearts on...

Write On with 'Archenemy' Writer-Director Adam Egypt Mortimer

December 17, 2020

Archenemy co-writer and director Adam Egypt Mortimer discusses his approach to working in different genres, the tricky balance of withholding and disclosing information to the audience, and more. In the movie, a teen meets a mysterious man played by ...

Write On with 'Wander Darkly' Writer-Director Tara Miele

December 16, 2020

Wander Darkly writer-director Tara Miele and our favorite guest host Sade' Sellers discuss working with actors like Sienna Miller and Diego Luna, how a car crash she and her husband got into actually influenced the film and more. In the film, a traum...

Write On with Storied Media Group's VP of Operations Kevin Fernandes and Founder Todd Hoffman

December 15, 2020

Storied Media Group's Vice President of Operations Kevin Fernandes and Founder & CEO Todd Hoffman discuss what they look for in an IP (intellectual property), their process for packaging, and more. Storied Media Group was founded in 2013 and has ...

Write On with 'I'm Your Woman' Writers Jordan Horowitz and Julia Hart

December 8, 2020

I'm Your Woman writers Jordan Horowitz and Julia Hart discuss telling genre stories through new lenses, the power of silence on screen, and much more. Rachel Brosnahan stars in this 1970's set crime-thriller as a woman forced to go on the run with he...

Write On with 'Happiest Season' Writer-Director Clea DuVall

December 4, 2020

Happiest Season writer-director Clea DuVall discusses telling a universal story through a unique lens, working within the romantic-comedy and Christmas movies genres, her approach to writing characters, and more! Kristen Stewart stars as a young woma...

Write On with 'Palm Springs' Writer Andy Siara

December 1, 2020

'Palm Springs' writer Andy Siara discusses how the story evolved through the writing process, the tricky tonal balance the script strikes, and much more. The film stars Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti as two wedding guests that develop a budding rom...

Write On with screenwriter Crosby Selander and Guest-Host Lee Jessup

November 19, 2020

Crosby Selander discusses Bringing Back, the spec script he recently sold to Legendary for 7 figures. Selander and guest-host Lee Jessup discuss the journey from writing the script to getting repped through Script Pipeline with Kaplan Perrone, and ul...