Episodes

  • 883. Curating a Film Career
    May 24 2024

    Emily Harris is not only an award-winning writer-director (Carmilla), she also has an amazing “day job” as the Curator of Film at the Victoria & Albert Museum.

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    45 mins
  • 882. "Why Not Take a Big Swing?”
    May 17 2024
    When writer-director GG Hawkins had access to a unique location for a limited amount of time, she “planted a flag and figured out a way to do it,” writing, producing and directing an indi-feature called I Really Love My Husband.
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    39 mins
  • 881. Film in the Age of Consent
    May 10 2024

    Filmmaker/ professor Michele Meek shares her thoughts about changing sexuality in teen films, how rom-coms often rely on a non-consent premise and about her wish that writers put their sex scenes on the page.

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    38 mins
  • 880. Story to Script
    May 3 2024

    From "safety nets” to “act three payoffs," Pilar goes solo to talk about what she’s learning while working with writers Story to Script.

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    29 mins
  • 879. Not Another Deaf Story
    Apr 26 2024

    Writer/director Hilari Scarl discusses her latest multi-media work, Not Another Deaf Story, written and performed with deaf actors on stage and on screen.

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    38 mins
  • 878. Making It
    Apr 19 2024

    Writers Chris Lawing and Alex Grossman have independently made the movies they’ve written and prepare to makes more! Here they talk about how they’ve pulled it off and what they’ve learned along the way.

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    58 mins
  • 877. Scene Direction Contest 2024
    Apr 12 2024

    Actor Joel Stoffer (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Stranger Things) stage-reads scene direction submissions from listeners as they showcase their writing skills! Who will win?

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • 876. Telling His Story
    Apr 5 2024

    Writer/producer Tracy Grant (Lincoln Heights, Lace) tells a personal story filled with highs and lows that led to a number of writing lessons and his confirmation that "you only need one yes."

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    44 mins