In this episode Leslie speaks with multi award winning screenwriter Ben Sztajnkrycer.  Listen in as they unravel the mystery of a great script and how to write one.  Don't miss it.

BEN SZTAJNKRYCER is an award winning screenwriter who works in both the U.S. and Canadian film industries. His supernatural thriller "Refuge" was shot in 2021, with Renny Harlin (“Cliffhanger”) directing and Yariv Lerner ("Angel Has Fallen"), Gary Lucchesi (“Million Dollar Baby”), Rob Van Norden ("The Protege") and Michael McKay ("Brahms: The Boy II") producing. He recently penned a horror adaptation for producer Jeremy Bolt (“Resident Evil”) and director Sylvain White (“Slender Man”), and is adapting a major videogame for producer J.J. Baronnet (“Assassin’s Creed”). Ben is a graduate of UCLA’s Screenwriting MFA Program where he won The Screenwriters Showcase Award, the department's highest honor. In addition, he has worked as a creative executive at Walt Disney Feature Animation, and has taught screenwriting since 2009.