At a certain point, you have to leap and trust that you can do it and trust that if you've been watching and paying attention to how other folks do this and you're coming into it with empathy and an open heart…
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This year is a special one for our Episodic Lab. We have decided to break the wall between our 30 minute Comedy program and our 60 minute Drama program in hopes of creating the most dynamic and contemporary experience possible for our writers.
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These were the kind of personal, humane moments we were hoping for when we designed the program to encourage direct conversation between attendees and our guest speakers.
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We are always lucky to meet a singular and impressive pool of writers as we consider projects for each program, and this year’s crop of talent creating episodic work is exceptional.
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I don’t believe in the tortured artist trope to produce meaningful art. That’s a notion that should be banished forever. To be an artist, you need an intense curiosity, a willingness to empathize and explore darkness, and to just live your life.
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When some in the industry continue to insist on the importance of genre and sex and violence as the ingredients needed to find an audience, CODA was an instant crowd-pleaser when it premiered in Sundance’s U.S. Dramatic Competition.
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“I love the model of not just giving writers the space, peace and support to write, away from everyday concerns, but giving them the gift of mentoring from professionals.”
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An exceptional cohort of writers for an exceptional year.
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Here’s a beautiful thing in the middle of challenging times. Today we proudly announce four selected writers for our October Colony.
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As a child, my gaze was always fixed on the heavens. I want to get back to that. I want to dream and create without judgement.
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Beanie has a voice, passion, and a commitment to hard work. We discussed the past, present, and future, and asked her to share some thoughts about the conversations about race that have been in the streets and on the front pages for weeks.
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Our alum, mentor, and dear friend, Jason Kim, is quite simply doing great things. He is an exceptional and versatile writer and producer who works at the highest levels of TV and film. But that’s not all…
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