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A young factory worker who has lost his way and forgotten his teenage dreams, will soon realize that although he hasn’t made the right choices, it’s still not to late to make amends; accompanied by a new friendship that
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A young factory worker who has lost his way and forgotten his teenage dreams, will soon realize that although he hasn’t made the right choices, it’s still not to late to make amends; accompanied by a new friendship that
On January 24, 1996, at the Writers Guild Theater in Los Angeles, CA, legendary comic Sid Caesar was reunited with nine of his writers from Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour. The event was taped for release on PBS and
A long interview with Uruguay's greatest writer, in Madrid a few months before his death. From his bed, Onetti talks about literature, creativity, and his origins.
Inside the mind of a writer facing a creative block, imagination turns into theatre. As he tries to write, characters and worlds take shape, revealing a story about love, doubt, and the elegance of imperfection.
A screenwriter is on his deathbed when his brother arrives to con him out of his last great script.
Paris 1983: They are between 14 and 18 and write their names on the walls of the city. Inspired by the New York phenomenon, they do not simply reproduce the forms. They create their own style, their required letters and
In 1993, Jean-Claude Romand murdered his entire family, shattering a lifetime of lies. Fascinated by the case from the beginning, French writer Emmanuel Carrère reviews the painful gestation of the book he dedicated to i
One script, two screenwriters, three revisions, four seasons change, five flavors mixed. According to legend, during the early years of the Ming Dynasty, General Chang Yuchun headed north with his army and established a
A writer tells a joke. Complications ensue.
An interview with a young Toni Morrison. The video also shows Toni Morrison going shopping, at a party, and at work. Her commentary provides an incisive look behind her written words, and at the vision, technique, and li
A band of nameless writers are pooled together under the watch of a moderator to finish a deadline. As their story progresses, it becomes clear there's something unusual about their creation.
The gang buy a boat!
In 1986, Edward Said and Salman Rushdie sat down to talk at the ICA. Professor Said launched his book “After the Last Sky: Palestinian Lives” at the ICA and discussed his and the collective Palestinian identity, exile, r
A portrait of and tribute to the author who, with the publication of Barometer Rising in 1941, set a precedent in Canadian literature by writing about Canadian topics and places and, in so doing, paved the way for a thri
"Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis: A Writer’s Roots" is a documentary examining how Kurt Vonnegut’s upbringing in Indianapolis shaped his life and work, drawing on archival material and interviews with family, friends, and f
Magazine Writer Phil Austin meets Stripper Becca on an interview assignment, and ends up giving her a ride to her Dad's "Survivalist" compound in the middle of nowhere.
Two inept screenwriters, Ralph and Pilgrim, see their dream of a Hollywood blockbuster turn into a nightmare when their script and its characters take over the action.
Yari Yari -- Black Women Writers and the Future: An International Conference on Literature by Women of African Descent was held at New York University in October 1997. Yari Yari means "the future" in the Kuranko language
This documentary aims to pay tribute to the Allied forces, both English and American, who liberated Rome. Germi’s participation in Montecassino, which occurred around the same time, may have influenced this project. Alte
A screenwriter struggles to form an idea of what to create. So, he begins to alter aspects in his life to write something.