screenwriting
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In conversation with Colin Hankenson: if you film it, they will watch
From a young age, director and screenwriter Colin Hankenson knew he had a story to tell. “My family would love to attest to this. I’ve always loved hamming it up, performing, and doing all that other stuff. Just presenting fun stories and ideas,” says Hankenson. Starting with childhood performances in his grandmother’s house to making…
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In conversation with Chris Messineo: bringing ‘The Strange Dark’ to light
Before movies ever felt like a career path, they felt like a kind of magic for Chris Messineo. Growing up, Messineo believed the people who made films lived somewhere far away on the West Coast, in a world that felt unreachable. It wasn’t until his twenties, as independent film began flourishing outside of Hollywood, that…
