Get to know the writer:

1. What is your screenplay about?

Obsession with food, weight, and body image.

2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?

Horror, Dark Comedy.

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

To showcase/bring to light eating disorders and obsession with body image in today’s culture/society.

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

Heavy Weight.

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

Edward Scissorhands.

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

On and off for about a year

7. How many stories have you written?

Several.

8. What motivated you to write this screenplay?

Life experience.

9. What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?

Navigating work/life/balance with writing on the side.

10. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?

Film editing, silent film stars, specifically Valentino, Chaplin, and Keaton.

11. What influenced you to enter the festival?

Getting an important story out to whoever would read it.

12. What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received?

Mixed, I don’t take criticism well.