Award-winning director, writer, and producer Gina Prince-Bythewood talks about her character-driven work in The Old Guard, Love and Basketball, and Beyond the Lights.
Academy Award winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman discusses his work on A Beautiful Mind, A Time to Kill, and Titans, and using personal experience and self-exploration to develop characters.
Award-winning writer and director Brenda Chapman discusses how female perspective, a love of art, and an understanding of flawed characters influenced her writing in the animated classics The Lion King, The Prince of Egypt, and Brave.
Critically acclaimed writer Kevin Willmott talks about balancing messages of social justice with entertainment, working with famed director Spike Lee, and writing BlacKkKlansman, Destination Planet Negro, and Da 5 Bloods.
Liz Hannah reflects on her career, from her sudden rise in the industry with her first screenplay, The Post, to the modern rom com Long Shot which she co-wrote, as well as her role as writer/producer on the Netflix series Mindhunter.
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, the screenwriting team behind Ed Wood, The People vs. Larry Flint, Man on the Moon, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, and Dolemite Is My Name.
Bestselling author and screenwriter Gillian Flynn talks about writing in different mediums and adapting Gone Girl, Sharp Objects, Widows, and Utopia for the screen.
Mara Brock Akil discusses writing and producing nearly over 400 episodes of television including the creation of Girlfriends and Being Mary Jane. Join us in a conversation about her career in groundbreaking television.
John Logan, three-time Academy Award-nominated producer/playwright/screenwriter of Skyfall, Gladiator, and Penny Dreadful, discusses working in multiple storytelling mediums, writing for actors, and bringing his vision to the screen.
Akela Cooper and Owen Egerton discuss their love for the genre, setups and payoffs, emotional scares, and inspirational moments from Pumpkinhead, Night of the Living Dead, and others.
Barry co-creators Alec Berg and Bill Hader discuss their award-winning dark comedy about a hit-man from the Midwest who develops a passion for acting and how they created an honest and convincing story about a bizarre anti-hero.
Kemp Powers, co-writer/co-director of Academy-Award winning Soul and writer of Academy-Award nominated One Night in Miami talks about the process of adapting his own play and what is needed to build a compelling narrative.
Bill and Ted and Men in Black writer Ed Solomon delves into the beginning of the writing process. Watch as he discusses when to pursue an idea, when to leave one behind, and finding the right state of mind for creativity.