John and Craig invite writer/director Sarah Polley to discuss her critically acclaimed feature “Women Talking.” They cover twice-removed adaptations, crafting fable-like settings, protecting your audience, and the power of narration.
We also look at “Run Towards the Danger” — the title of Sarah’s book as well as her personal philosophy. We answer a listener question on development and Sarah explains why clarity is kindness.
In our bonus segment, we talk about child actors. Sarah shares her perspective as a former child actor and what it’s like to have her own kids on set.
Links:
- Sarah Polley on IMDb and on Instagram
- Women Talking film and novel by Miriam Toews
- Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory By Sarah Polley
- Find the Women Talking Script by Sarah Polley here
- The DIY Scientist, the Olympian, and the Mutated Gene by David Epstein for ProPublica
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- Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson
- Till film
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