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Write On: 'Rustin' Writer Julian Breece

Write On: 'Rustin' Writer Julian Breece

FromWrite On: A Screenwriting Podcast


Write On: 'Rustin' Writer Julian Breece

FromWrite On: A Screenwriting Podcast

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Nov 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

“Be sneaky and read every script that you can get your hands on. If you can work in a studio, read the original draft, read the revisions, see how the script got to the final script. That's what I was doing. I would use the opportunities of working in that system to learn,” says screenwriter Julian Breece on Final Draft’s Write On Podcast. Julian, along with Dustin Lance Black, wrote Rustin, the new biopic about little-known civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, played exquisitely by actor Colman Domingo. Rustin, alongside Martin Luther King, helped make the 1963 March on Washington a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement, while dealing with racism and homophobia as an out gay Black man in the 1960s. Julian shares his inspiration for writing the film, Bayard Rustin’s belief in non-violent civil disobedience and what it was like working with Ava DuVernay on the Netflix series When They See Us. Julian also talks about sneaking his own scripts into the reading pile while he was working at Disney and other risks he took to help jumpstart his career. Take a listen to the podcast to see what you can learn from Justin’s journey.
Released:
Nov 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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