Interview with Screenwriter Debra Knox (Orson Welles Ashes)

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Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about?

Debra Knox: Orson Welles Ashes is a dark comedy about the misadventures of a couple of Hollywood wannabes who steal his ashes and try to sell them: his chauffeur and an aging actress/writer who’s trying to fulfill her dreams and buck the Hollywood system.

2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Dramedy

3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

Because it speaks to the issues of being a woman over 40 who’s writing and striving to make her movies and stories be told and heard!

4. How would you describe this script in two words?

Poignant-Zaniness

5. What movie have you seen the most times in your life?

Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind

6. How long have you been working on this screenplay?

5 years

7. How many stories have you written?

hundreds if not thousands.

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