Episodes

THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO HOSTS GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN TALK WITH DILLON TUCKER -- WRITER/DIRECTOR - ABOUT HIS NEW MOVIE "PURE O." AN UNCOMPROMISING DRAMA ABOUT A COMPLEX AND LITTLE UNDERSTOOD MENTAL HEALTH DI...

WRITER/DIRECTOR DAVID RODRIGUEZ ESTRADA'S NEW FILM "EL TESORO" IS A SHORT, BUT POTENT EXAMPLE OF ART ACTIVISM FOCUSING ON THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS SOUTH OF THE BORDER. ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE ADRIANA BARRAZA DELIVERS A POWER-PAC...

CANADIAN WRITER/DIRECTOR MEREDITH HAMA-BROWN TAKES ON THE TURBULENT THEMES OF SHAME AND MULTI-GENERATIONAL SORROW IN HER SPECTACULAR CINEMATIC FEATURE FILM "SEAGRASS." GETTING A FILM CREW TOGETHER, LAST MINUTE SCRIPT CHANGES,...

SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO'S GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN HAVE TIPS THAT TAKES YOUR REWRITE TO A NEW LEVEL. GET YOUR "REWRITE CHECKLIST" FOR FREE FROM THE WRITERSSTORE.COM. PLUS -- WORDS OF WISDOM: TAKE THE DAMN NOTE! A...

BRIAN HELGELAND'S LATEST FILM IS A GRIPPING, EMOTIONAL STORY OF TWO BROTHERS REUNITING AFTER BEING RAISED IN TWO VERY DIFFERENT WORLDS. BRIAN'S NAME MAY SOUND FAMILIAR, HE IS WELL-KNOWN IN HOLLYWOOD FOR WINNING THE ACADEMY AW...

" DON'T TELL LARRY" - WHICH PREMIERED AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL - WAS CO-WRITTEN BY GREG PORPER AND JOHN SCHIMKE. IT RECENTLY WAS AN OFFICIALLY SELECTION FOR THE UPCOMING GARDEN STATE (NEW JERSEY) FILM FESTIVAL. GREG PORPER...

"DICK BUNNY" - A COMICAL AND FANTASTICAL LOOK AT MOTHERHOOD! A SHORT FORM, HIGH CONCEPT DIGITAL COMEDY SERIES CREATED BY SCREENWRITER SUSIE MENDOZA AND DIRECTED BY KATIE LOCKE O'BRIAN -- JUST OFF THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT! THE IN-...

KIYAN AGADJANI -- WRITER/DIRECTOR OF "ARMAN & ELISA" -- WINNER OF AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL'S BEST SHORT FILM PRIZE. DO YOU TRUST YOUR "VOICE"? AGADJANI SHARES HIS ADVICE AND HOW HE DEVELOPED HIS AWARD-WINNING PLOT DEVICE. *RAUL S...

*PORTUGAL SCREENWRITER ANTONIO SEQUEIRA SHARES THE FILMMAKING TECHNIQUES USED IN HIS SWEET "COMING OF AGE" STORY. DETAILS ON A SIMPLE YET POWERFUL EXERCISE HE GAVE HIS ACTORS TO BRING MORE EMOTION TO THE FILM, AND HOW HE OUTL...

In her latest feature film, Writer/Director Laura Adkin sits down with the San Diego Screenwriters Studio and talks in-depth about her writing experience, working with actors to bring their craft to the scenes, including Broa...

MARK SALTARELLI'S "STUDIO ONE FOREVER" is the untold story of one of America's largest iconic gay yet racist disco. This film is a kaleidoscopic excursion into LGBTQ+ history through the lens of this groundbreaking club. With...

AN INTIMATE CONVERSATION WITH NEW YORKER TYLER MARTIN -- ACTOR, SCREENWRITER, PLAYWRIGHT, AND DIRECTOR & HIS NEW, AWARD-WINNING SHORT FILM "CANDICE." ALSO CHECK OUT TYLER'S YOUTUBE SERIES "DON'T SUCK" -- HILARIOUS WEBSERIES! ...

WRITER/DIRECTOR KEVIN DUNCAN WONG'S LATEST NON-FICTION FEATURE FILM "HOME IS A HOTEL" IS A GRITTY, RAW MIRROR THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT OUR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD TODAY. AN IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW ON HOW KEVIN CHOSE THE FAMILIE...

THE WORLD PREMIERE OF PLAYWRIGHT KATE HAMILL'S "THE LITTLE FELLOW" AS DIRECTED BY SAN DIEGO'S ROBBIE LUTFY FOLLOWS THE ARC OF A FEARSOME CORTISEAN WHO DARED TO SELL MORE BOOKS THAN THE BIBLE. --- Send in a voice message: ht...

THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS HAPPENING!!!! IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST FILM FESTIVALS IN SAN DIEGO. OUR SPECIAL GUEST TONYA MANTOOTH WITH DETAILS ON THE BRITISH SMASH HIT "A KIND OF KIDNAPPING" ALONG WITH "THE ACC...

AS A GAY FILMMAKER, SOFIA SIMANOVICH, FLED RUSSIA AND IMMIGRATED TO CANADA BUT SHE LEFT BEHIND HER TWO YOUNGER BROTHERS. HER TAKE ON LIFE, BREAKING INTO HOLLYWOOD, AND WHAT SHE THINKS ABOUT HER HOMELAND INVADING THE UKRAINE. ...

KELSEY ANN WACKER ON WRITING TO WIN! THIS TIME THE SCREENWRITER, ACTOR, PRODUCER -- WINS WITH A SHORT STORY THRILLER!!!

SAN SCREENWRITERS PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART SITS DOWN WITH DAVID ROCCHIO WHO TELLS YOU HOW TO GET A SEAT AT THE EXCLUSIVE LABS AND RETREATS. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gail-stewart...

SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER STUDIO'S PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART GOES TO THE STOWE STORY NARRATIVE LAB IN ALABAMA AND COMES BACK WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET A SEAT AT THE TABLE! YOU GOT THIS! RAUL SANDELIN TALKS ABOUT H...

JIM HART IS THE SCREENWRITERS BEHIND THE SPIELBERG CLASSIC "HOOK" WITH DUSTIN HOFFMAN AS CAPTAIN HOOK, ROBIN WILLIAMS AS PETER PAN, AND JULIA ROBERTS AS TINKERBELL! HE ALSO SAW HIS SCREENPLAY "DRACULA" COME TO LIFE THANKS TO ...

JOIN SPECIAL GUEST -- PEABODY AWARD WINNING CREATOR AND WRITER WENDY CALHOUN -- THE CREATIVE POWERHOUSE THAT YOU MUST HEAR TO BELIEVE. PART I: WHAT IT TOOK FOR HER TO FINALLY LAND THE SCRIPTED WRITING JOB! PART II: THE PASSIO...

ALL WRITERS DO SOMETHING ELSE -- FIND IT -- AND USE IT! THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO'S RAUL SANDELIN, WRITER & MUSICIAN, TALKS ABOUT PULLING FROM BOTH SOURCES! ALSO GAIL STEWART PASSES ALONG A GREAT WRITING EXERCISE FRO...

SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOS STANDS WITH THE WGA, SAG-AFTRA UNIONS! HAVE YOU TRIED BRAINSTORMING WITH ChatGPT? WHOA! PLUS MOVIE TRAILERS -- IT'S YOUR NEW PITCH INTRO! LEARN WHAT THE ELEMENTS ARE NEEDED TO MAKE IT POP! JOIN...

JOIN PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN FOR A WILD RIDE OF SCREENWRITING TIPS ON PARALLEL PLOTS, ACT 2'S BIG DECISION AS SEEN "IN THE HEAT OF NIGHT" --- ALSO A.I. CHATGPT...GOOD OR BAD? THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS S...