SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Ep. 454 – Is Film School Worth The Money? With Julian Higgins and Shaye Ogbonna
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmakers Julian Higgins and Shaye Ogbonna about their new Thriller ‘God’s Country’ starring Thandiwe Newton and talk about how they work together and answer the question, is film school worth the money?
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmakers Julian Higgins and Shaye Ogbonna.
They talk about their new Thriller God's Country starring Thandiwe Newton of Crash (2004) and Westworld. Julian Higgins is the Director of the movie and wrote the screenplay along with Shaye Ogbonna. The guests talk about how they work together and answer the question, is film school worth the money?
You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by clicking here or through iTunes by clicking here.
You can also read a transcript of this episode.
Links mentioned in the show:
- Julian Higgins on IMDb
- Julian Higgins on Instagram
- Shaye Ogbonna on IMDb
- Shaye Ogbonna on Twitter
- Shaye Ogbonna on Instagram
- God's Country Trailer
- God's Country on IMDb
- SYS's From Concept to Completion Screenwriting Course
- Our free guide, "How to Sell Your Screenplay in 5 Weeks!"
Learn more about the craft and business of screenwriting from our Script University courses!

Ashley Scott Meyers is a screenwriter and blogger / podcaster. Since beginning his career as a screenwriter in the late 1990’s he’s optioned more than two dozen feature screenplays and sold a half dozen. And he’s done it all without an agent or manager, instead opting to use his pragmatic screenplay marketing guide which he teaches at SellingYourScreenplay.com.