NYFF Live: Real to Reel: Dramatizing True Stories
55th New York Film Festival
September 29 - October 15, 2017
The Writers Guild of America, East brings together the creators behind some unforgettable recent movie characters to tell us how they made them intriguing and believable.
Featuring Emily Gordon (The Big Sick), Michael Koskoff (Marshall) and Michael Mitnick (The Current War). Moderated by Thelma Adams.
Hear from writers who are proving the maxim that real life can sometimes be stranger – or at least more entertaining – than fiction. But just how fast and loose can one play with the facts in order to amuse one’s audience? What kind of responsibility does the writer have to portray historical characters accurately? How does one choose which chapter in an extraordinary life to bring to the fore?
Presented with Writers Guild of America East
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