To "write what you know" is some of the most common advice screenwriters get. Some people disagree on the absolute efficacy of this advice—ahem, Jason Hellerman—but the fact remains that often, your unique perspective and experience won't see the light of day unless you bring it to the screen. Sundance Film Festival is one of the best places in the film/TV industry to explore new points of view. For instance, the short film Unholy features a young woman who is chronically ill and using a feeding tube. The project is part of this year's fest in the shorts program.Writer/director Daisy Friedman took inspiration from her own experience as a feeding tube user to tell a story about a young woman struggling to connect with family and faith in the face of her illness.We chatted with Friedman about her project ahead of the festival to get her advice for tackling such a personal project. - YouTube www.youtube.com No Film School: What did your writing process on this project look like?Daisy Friedman: The script first started out as a short story for one of my classes in college. Shortly after writing it, I realized that I really wanted to write it as a screenplay, just because there’s so much visual and auditory texture to a Seder that you can’t portray in a story. Once the first draft was written, I drafted with my producers quite a few times to make sure we were making it as impactful of a story as possible....
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