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The Birthday Party with Charles Randolph | Development Hell
A masterclass on a screenwriter's many minefields.
Before Charles Randolph won an Oscar for writing 鈥淭he Big Short,鈥� he adapted a memoir called 鈥淭he Birthday Party鈥�: the true story of a white man kidnapped by three young Black men. Is there a way to bring a story like that to screen, in a way that's honest and authentic? Randolph gives us a masterclass on a screenwriter's many minefields.
