NARRATIVE DEVELOPMENT RECAP

Mar, 13, 2022

In case you missed it… Rewatch our recent panel discussion about Narrative Feature Film Development with writer/directors Anna Sang Park (The Cho Stories), Chanel Monet James (As of Yet), Charneice Fox (Love Dot Com) and Kat Coiro (Marry Me).

You can watch the video HERE and view the transcript HERE!

Anna Sang Park

Twitter | Instagram | Website | The Cho Stories

If you don’t come from wealth, a connected social world, or stability –aiming to be a filmmaker was a political position, and it still is – even now.

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Chanel Monet James

Twitter | Instagram | Website | The Things We Do When We’re Alone

Trust and hope that what you find interesting could be interesting to others — then grab your friends and make something.

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Charneice Fox

Instagram | Website | Love Dot Com

There are only so many stories that can be told, and white folks have been telling their perspective on everything forever. It’s time to get a new perspective, and I believe this tipping point is necessary, and I am happy that I get to be a part of the effort for inclusion.

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Kat Coiro

Twitter | Instagram | Website | Marry Me

I actually have never really felt daunted by anything because I have a very exhaustive prep process. Once you start breaking things down into small pieces, it becomes about, how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.

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How ‘Marry Me’ and ‘She-Hulk’ director Kat Coiro is challenging Hollywood’s ‘inherent sexism’ written by Ethan Alter

How to Conquer Writer’s Block written by Meredith Woerner

How to Write a Film Treatment written by Masterclass

How to Write Better Action Lines written by Robert Chomiak

Interview with Anna Sang Park written by Works by Women

Taylor Garron and Chanel James Made a Whole Movie From Separate Homes written by Anne Victoria Clark

This New Rom-Com On Netflix Is Set In A Changing D.C. written by Laurie McCue

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