by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) Minhal Baig’s Hala was one of the first films acquired by Apple TV+ after taking Sundance by storm in 2019. The semi-autobiographical story centers around a seventeen-year-old Pakistani American woman coping with the unraveling of her family. LA Screenwriter’s John Bucher sat down with Baig recently to talk about how she made such... Continue Reading →
The Writers Of Electric Love Discuss Product Placement in Indie Film
by Ashley Scott Meyers This week on the SYS Podcast, Aaron Fradkin and Victoria Fratz talk about their latest comedy feature film, Electric Love. They talks us through the process of writing the screenplay, how they collaborated, and how they eventually got the movie produced. Hint: it included reaching out to brands and trying to... Continue Reading →
ALL THESE SMALL MOMENTS: The Fearless Writing of Melissa B. Miller Costanzo
(L-R) Brendan Meyer as Howie Sheffield and Jemima Kirke as Odessa in Orion Classics’ drama ALL THESE SMALL MOMENTS. Photo courtesy of Orion Classics. by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) Writers know the value of small moments. Observing the simple, often forgettable minutia of life and being able to offer insight about it connects us in ways both... Continue Reading →
A BREAD FACTORY: Patrick Wang on the Intersection of Art, Commerce, and Community
by Angela Bourassa (@angelabourassa1) To call Patrick Wang ambitious would be an understatement. His first feature, In the Family (currently on Amazon Prime), earned Patrick a Best First Feature Indie Spirit Award nomination. He followed that up with The Grief of Others, which premiered domestically at SXSW and internationally at Cannes. And now, Patrick’s latest... Continue Reading →
Writer/Director Boaz Yakin On His Latest Horror Film, Boarding School
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this episode, writer/director Boaz Yakin (Now You See Me, From Dusk Till Dawn 2, Safe) talks about his new horror film, Boarding School. He also talks about breaking into the business and his work as a studio writer and how that differs from his work on independent films like Boarding... Continue Reading →
Daniel Zirilli, Director/Producer of Crossing Point, On His Career
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this episode I talk with Daniel Zirilli about how he broke into the business and worked his way up to writing, directing, and producing more than a dozen feature films in the last 5 years. You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by clicking here or through... Continue Reading →
Writer/Director Kamal Ahmed Talks About His New Film, Laugh Killer Laugh
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this episode of the podcast I interview screenwriter and director Kamal Ahmed about his new quirky mob film starring William Forsythe, Laugh Killer Laugh. It's an offbeat story about a hardened jewel thief who's life changes when he joins a writing class. We talk about his early career and specifically... Continue Reading →