Episodes

THE SCREENWRITER SHOW PRESENTS VETERAN DIRECTOR AND WRITER TOM LOGAN WHO SHARES HIS INSIGHTS INTO FILMMAKING, AND HIS LATEST PROJECT -- "YARD SALEING." LOGAN DISCUSSES HIS UNIQUE WRITING PROCESS, THE IMPORTANCE OF VISUAL STORYTELLING, AND THE CHALLENGES EMERGING SCREENWRITERS FACE IN HOLLYWOOD. LOGAN'S ADVICE TO SCREENWRITERS: CREATE YOUR OWN OPPORTUNITIES AND MAINTAIN CREATIVE CONTROL OVER YOUR PROJECTS.

SDSU Assistant Professor Dr. Megan Ebor's latest documentary "Even Me: The Journey" , which addresses the HIV/AIDS crisis among older adults, particularly women of color, is now available on Amazon Prime! This is storytelling at its best ... a powerful tool for social change and awareness. In this conversation, Dr. Megan Ebor discusses her documentary "Even Me: The Journey" and emphasizes the importance of storytelling in raising awareness and the need for women's voices in discussions about se...

Roy Hsu , a Seattle-based Producer/Writer, will make his directorial debut with his new film "CHEAP AF." Arden Cho ( Partner Track ) and Margaret Cho ( Dying for Sex ) have signed on to star in Cheap AF , a romantic comedy from first-time feature director Roy Hsu , who also penned the script. Cheap AF tells the story of a money-saving influencer (Arden Cho) seeking her big break, who risks losing her wedding and relationships when she goes all out to win Wedding Magazine’s “Best Wedding on a Bud...

RYAN COOGLER, 39, IS A DIRECTOR, PRODUCER AND WRITER AND THE GENIUS BEHIND THE NEW BOX OFFICE SMASH "SINNERS." CO HOSTS GAIL STEWART AND TED HOLMES RIP INTO THE STORIES THEMES OF GUILT, REDEMPTION, AND REGRET ALL PLAYED OUT IN THE JIM CROW SOUTH.

TED HOLMES - FORMER PHILLY RAPPER TURNED SAN DIEGO FILMMAKER LAUNCHES HIS FIRST T.V. PILOT "TURN & BURN" - A HALF HOUR COMEDIC LOOK AT THE SERVICE INDUSTRY AND LIVING WITH ROOMMATES THAT HATE YOU. IT'S ALL THE MORE AMAZING WHEN YOU LEARN HE'S NEVER TAKEN A SCREENWRITING CLASS, DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT FINAL DRAFT, YET GOT A GRANT, GOT A CREW, AND AN AGENT WHO GOT THE SHOW ON AMAZON! How does that even happen??? I like the guy so much he is now The San Diego Screenwriters Studio's new CO-HOST ! You'll...

IF YOUR SCRIPT ISN'T WORKING -- WE'VE GOT THE SCRIPT DOCTOR IN STUDIO! TAKE A LISTEN. PATRICIA K. MEYER -- SCREENWRITER, PRODUCER, AND EDUCATOR HAS SOLD AND WRITTEN NUMEROUS SCREENPLAYS FOR MARTIN SCORSESE, ROBERT DE NIRO, AND OTHER MAJOR STUDIOS. VARIETY NAMED HER ONE OF THE TOP FILM EDUCATORS IN THE COUNTRY IN 2019. AND FOR SEVERAL YEARS -- PATRICIA SERVED AS GRADUATE DIRECTOR OF MFA SCREENWRITING AT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF FILM AND TELEVISION. YOU GOTTA HER EXPLAIN THE 8-SEQUE...

THE JOURNEY TO MAKE "WILD GOAT SURF" AN AWARDING WINNING FEATURE FILM BY CANADIAN WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER CAITLYN SPONHEIMER . CAITLYN JOINS THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO JUST AS HER FILM "WILD GOAT SURF" IS BEING RELEASED IN THEATERS ACROSS THE USA. PLUS WE DISCUSS DAVID POPE'S STOWE STORY LAB FEATURE CAMPUS CLASS -- AND -- THE EIGHT SEQUENCE STRUCTURE! WE HAVE A FEATURE DRAFT PEOPLE!!!

SARAH KAMBE HOLLAND ' S "EGGHEAD & TWINKIE" - HOW SHE WROTE AND DIRECTED THE AWARD WINNING, HYSTERICAL, COMING OUT...COMING OF AGE COMEDY. A SMASH HIT -- AVAILABLE ON DEMAND. GILLIAN MCKERCHER'S NEW DRAMA "LUCKY STAR" - A MASTER CLASS ON CHARACTER BUILDING AND FAMILY DYNAMICS. LEARN HOW SHE CREATED THIS RIVETING CHARACTER - AVAILABLE ON DEMAND. PLUS DETAILS ON SAN DIEGO'S ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL FROM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR BRIAN HU -- HE'S GOT THE INFO. THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER STUDIO IS DEDICATED TO ...

"LOVE, CAMERA, ACTION" NOEL STARK - AN L.A. BASED SCREENWRITER/ACTOR/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER TURNS TO NOVELS AND TAKES HER CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL. HER DEBUT NOVEL TAKES US TO A HOLLYWOOD STUDIO AND FOLLOWS A SCRAPPY YOUNG DIRECTOR WHO FINDS NOT ONLY SUCCESS...BUT LOVE! PLUS NOEL -- WHO HAS YEARS OF ON-SET EXPERIENCE IN REAL LIFE -- SHARES SOME FUNNY STORIES AND ACTIONABLE ADVICE ON HOW TO GET AHEAD IN THE INDUSTRY. ALERT: THE LATEST ON SB 680 WHICH WILL GIVE FILMMAKERS MORE MONEY TO FILM THEIR NEX...

"DESERT ANGEL" — IS ONE OF THE MOST RELEVANT FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY OUT THERE! SIX YEARS IN THE MAKING, DIRECTOR VINCENT DE LUCA JOINS THE SAN DIEGO SCREEN WRITERS STUDIO FOR AN IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW — THE DOCUMENTARY IS ABOUT AN AGING TRAILBLAZER OF MIGRANT SEARCH AND RESCUE WHO RISKS ALL TO FIND A MOTHER’S MISSING SON BEFORE THE BORDER WASTELANDS CLAIM THE YOUNG MAN FOREVER. ALSO ON THE SHOW — CANADIAN WRITER/DIRECTOR PETER PASYK AND HIS QUIRKY FILM “THE UNDERSTUDY” — A SHORT FILM ABOUT AN UN...

WRITER/DIRECTOR MICHAEL CLARKSON SHOWS OFF HIS BRILLIANCE IN AN IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW WITH THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO. CLARKSON, A WRITER IN THE ROOM FOR "WHEEL OF TIME", "GAME OF THRONES", AND HIS OWN CREATION "RED ROSE" DEBUT HIS NEW HORROR FILM "UPHOLSTERGEIST." ALSO -- ATTENTION ALL FEMALE SCREENWRITERS -- THE WOMEN'S LIST IS HERE!!! JAN KIMBROUGH WITH THE WOMEN'S LIST GIVES ALL THE REASONS WHY WE NEED THIS INCREDIBLE NEW RESOURCE CREATED BY WOMEN -- FOR WOMEN! THEWOMENSLIST.ORG

* 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 HOW THE "ONE PAGER" AND HOW TO USE IT TO ADVANCE IN THE INDUSTRY. * AND UCSD STUDENT ROHUN KULSHRESTHA SHARES DETAILS ON THE TRITON FILM CLUB, HIS SHORT FILM AND HIS UNIQUE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR.

"FREE BIRD" LOGLINE: After her overbearing husband of 30 years suddenly dies, a now broken, celebrity attorney embarks on a sexual journey as widow in Hollywood. SAN DIEGO ACTORS COME TOGETHER FOR A TEN PAGE TABLE READ OF "FREE BIRD" - A HALF-HOUR DRAMA FOR PREMIUM CABLE NARRATOR: CHRISTINE ALTAN SHIRLEY: HEDY MCDONALD JULIE: LACY ROSE EARL: RUDDY JAMESON DAVID: RAUL SANDELIN OFFICER PALTZ: LOK HWA BECKY: JULI BECK BOB: LOK HWA

JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO FOR THREE FANTASTIC INTERVIEWS WITH SCREENWRITERS WHO HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO GET SELECTED -- "THE UNDERSTUDY": PETER PASYK WRITER/DIRECTOR "VIAL": CAROLINE IAFFALDANO WRITER/DIRECTOR "FORTUNE": COREY COTT ACTOR/WRITER HOW THEY DEVELOPED THE SCRIPT HOW THEY SNAGGED THE ACTORS AND HOW THEY PULLED IT ALL TOGETHER TO GET SELECTED AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL!