Script Talk: A Conversation with ‘God’s Country’ Screenwriter Shaye Ogbonna
‘God’s Country’ screenwriter Shaye Ogbonna speaks about his writing journey, finding his “filmmaking tribe” at the American Film Institute, breaking into the industry, writing for both film and television, and much more in this conversation with Script’s Editor Sadie Dean from the inaugural Script University Virtual Conference 2022.
Script's Editor Sadie Dean speaks with 'God's Country' screenwriter Shaye Ogbonna as a special guest at the inaugural Script University Virtual Conference 2022, about his writing journey, finding his "filmmaking tribe" at the American Film Institute, breaking into the industry, writing for both film and television, and much more.
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Read an exclusive interview with Shaye Ogbonna and God's Country co-writer and director Julian Higgins here from their 2022 Sundance Film Festival premiere.
God's Country will be released in Theaters on September 16, 2022.
Script University TV Virtual Conference
Script University is thrilled to present the one-day Script University TV Virtual Conference on September 24, 2022. Our one-day virtual conference will equip scribes with fundamental tools to initiate their TV career, with insight provided by FOUR leading industry professionals and screenwriters. how to craft a crowd-pleasing binge-worthy TV crime drama, learn tips and tricks on how to prepare your pitch for an IP (intellectual property) and so much more. Plus, an opening keynote with Bruce Miller, the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the critically-acclaimed, Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody Award-winning series The Handmaid’s Tale, based on Margaret Atwood’s groundbreaking novel, which returns for a fifth season on Hulu on September 14, 2022.
Sadie Dean is the Editor of Script Magazine and writes the screenwriting column, Take Two, for Writer’s Digest print magazine. She is also the co-host of the Reckless Creatives podcast. Sadie is a writer and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, and received her Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from The American Film Institute. She has been serving the screenwriting community for nearly a decade by providing resources, contests, consulting, events, and education for writers across the globe. Sadie is an accomplished writer herself, in which she has been optioned, written on spec, and has had her work produced. Additionally, she was a 2nd rounder in the Sundance Screenwriting Lab and has been nominated for The Humanitas Prize for a TV spec with her writing partner. Sadie has also served as a Script Supervisor on projects for WB, TBS and AwesomenessTV, as well as many independent productions. She has also produced music videos, short films and a feature documentary. Sadie is also a proud member of Women in Film.
Follow Sadie and her musings on Twitter @SadieKDean
