The Craft
Writing for Film and Television 2016
December 30, 2016
Punk, Politics, and Parenting
Mike Mills melds the personal and political to script a lyrical ode to his mother in 20th Century Women.
Written by Matt Hoey
December 16, 2016
Dancing with the Stars
Damien Chazelle on the gravity-defying effort it took to make La La Land and what the film says about artists reconciling their dreams with their need to be human.
Written by Dylan Callaghan
December 09, 2016
His Second Act
Fashion maven and Nocturnal Animals writer-director Tom Ford on defying doubters and why, for him, filmmaking is sacred.
Written by Todd Aaron Jensen
November 18, 2016
Heartbreak High
Kelly Fremon Craig shares how she captured the voice of real teens and a bit of John Hughes-like magic in her heartfelt directorial debut The Edge of Seventeen.
Written by Dylan Callaghan
November 11, 2016
A Moonlight Sonata
Barry Jenkins on why Moonlight has struck a deep emotional chord with audiences and what it means to write with “active empathy.”
Written by Todd Aaron Jensen
October 22, 2016
Pleading the 6th
Pulitzer winner Robert Schenkkan explains why, despite a 10-year wait, the story of Hacksaw Ridge’s Desmond Doss couldn’t be more timely than now.
Written by Dylan Callaghan
October 21, 2016
Deadpan Hope
Tig Notaro reflects on how her worst year ever led to her becoming the “luckiest unlucky person” and her acclaimed Amazon series One Mississippi.
Written by Dylan Callaghan
September 30, 2016
Unexpected Moves
Queen of Katwe’s William Wheeler on the pressure of scripting stories about real people and how he connected with a culture far from his own.
Written by Todd Aaron Jensen
September 16, 2016
Blind Allies & Hairpin Turns
Blindspot’s Martin Gero on season 2 of last year’s most watched freshman show and the creative advantage network TV holds over streaming and cable.
Written by Todd Aaron Jensen
August 26, 2016
Awful In Love
You’re The Worst creator Stephen Falk on whether unlikable behavior makes a character feel more honest and how it can highlight that we all deserve to be loved.
Written by Dylan Callaghan