Dead Poets Society: Deconstructing the Acclaimed Classic. FT. Tom Schulman.
This week on On Story, Tom Schulman, writer of Dead Poets Society, deconstructs the story's journey from script to screen, along with his unique working relationships on set with Robin Williams and director Peter Weir.
AMERICAN FICTION With Cord Jefferson
This week on On Story, a conversation with Cord Jefferson on adapting the novel Erasure into his strikingly sharp debut feature American Fiction. Cord discusses bringing his own perspective and sense of humor to the source material, and marrying comedy and drama in one film.
Past Lives + Finestkind
This week on On Story, we’re joined by Celine Song to discuss writing and directing her semi-autobiographical debut feature, the bittersweet romantic drama Past Lives. The film was recently nominated for Academy Awards in two categories: Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture. Later in the episode, we’ll speak with celebrated writer and director Brian Helgeland about the decades-long journey it took to bring his deeply personal film Finestkind to life.
We're highlighting some of our On Story shorts that have played throughout the 8 seasons of On Story.
