Write On: A Screenwriting Podcast

Writer-director-producer Micho Rutare discusses his deep note trailer for THX, how he broke into the industry, how his background has affected his career and much more.

Micho is the co-founder of American Meme, a production company that recently created the deep note trailer celebrating THX's 35th anniversary. 

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Literary manager Matt Dy discusses his tenure at Austin Film Festival as their contest director, why he made the move to Los Angeles to join the team at Lit Entertainment Group and more. 

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Writer-director Jennifer Kent discusses why she wanted to tell this story, subverting audience expectations, her research process and more.  The Nightingale is set in 1825 and follows an Irish convict woman along with her Aboriginal tracker as they journey through the Tasmanian wilderness in pursuit of the British officer who wronged her.  

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Graphic novelist and founder of Kymera Press Debbie Lynn Smith discusses her transition from novelist, to writing for Television, to graphic novelist, how she manages the global team at Kymera, her recent deal with The Smithsonian and more. 

Learn more about Kymera Press here!

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Writer-Producer-Actress Teresa Huang discusses her early start in activism, the role she sees People of Color playing in the current WGA negotiations, The Breakthrough Reading Series she co-founded and much more.

The next Breakthrough Reading Series event is on Monday, July 29th. Learn about their events here!

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Chambers creator Leah Rachel discusses the inspirations for the show, working with Netflix, the show's inclusive approach to its characters and more. 

The fantasy-horror series about a woman who survives a heart transplant and begins to develop different personality traits stars Uma Thurman and Tony Goldwyn. You can now stream Chambers on Netflix!

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Trinkets co-creators Emily Meyer and Amy Andelson discuss the life and death stakes of being a teenager, how they balance the different tones on the show, their writing process as partners and more.  The Netflix series about an unexpected friendship that forms when three teenage girls meet in Shoplifters Anonymous was adapted from a young-adult novel by Kirsten (KIWI) Smith who is also one of the show's co-creators and executive producers. You can stream Trinkets now on Netflix!

 

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Nice Tan creator Carla Lee discusses how she became a creator, Nice Tan's mission, the Seed & Spark campaign to shoot the pilot and more.

There's still time to support Nice Tan's crowdfunding campaign on Seed & Spark and you can donate here.

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James Vanderbilt discusses Murder Mystery's record-breaking weekend on Netflix, his influences when writing the script, his writing process and much more. 

Murder Mystery is an action-comedy about a New York cop (Adam Sandler) and his wife (Jennifer Anniston) who go on a European vacation to reinvigorate the spark in their marriage, but end up getting framed and on the run for the death of an elderly billionaire.

 

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Samuel Curtis (Head of Literary Riot Media) and Get Lit student Yoko April Tamada discuss the origins of the program, the relationship between poetry and screenwriting, how Get Lit came to be featured on FX's Better Things and more.  Get Lit is a non-profit organization that uses poetry to increase literacy, empower youth, and inspire communities.

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