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Scriptnotes Podcast

583 - The One with Sarah Polley

Scriptnotes Podcast

John August

Screenwriter, Tv & Film, Writing, John, Screenwriting, August, Craig, Screenplay, Mazin

4.82.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

John and Craig invite writer/director Sarah Polley to discuss her critically acclaimed feature “Women Talking.” They cover twice-removed adaptations, the world’s best eye-roll, and the power of narration.

We also look at “Run Towards the Danger” — the title of Sarah’s book as well as her personal philosophy.

In our bonus segment, we talk about child actors. Sarah shares her perspective as a former child actor and what it’s like to have her own kids on set.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome. My name is John August.

0:04.0

My name is Craig Mason.

0:07.0

And this episode 583 of ScripNodes.

0:10.0

Hey podcast about screen art again, things that are interesting to screen writers.

0:13.0

Today on the show we've got a very special guest.

0:15.0

Sarah Polly is a writer director whose credits include Take This Waltz away from her and stories we tell.

0:20.0

She's also the star of my very first movie Go.

0:23.0

Welcome to podcast Sarah Polly.

0:25.0

Nice to see you. You look exactly the same and it's really eerie.

0:28.0

Somehow I don't age. It's a lot of like you know wearing a hat.

0:31.0

I think it's a great name. I worry that what's going to happen is you're going to age all at once.

0:35.0

So like one day we're like, oh, what happened?

0:39.0

He's a hunter.

0:40.0

I think it's like a death becomes her type scenario and actually like this house that we're recording this and reminds me a bit of death becomes her.

0:46.0

So it's all coming together.

0:48.0

Yeah. Some kind of illegal potion and bris will assist somewhere.

0:52.0

Yes. We should do a deep dive on that one. That one is I love that movie.

0:55.0

Oh my god. That's one of my favorite movies. Well, I've seen that movie probably 30 times.

1:00.0

There was a period in high school where we watched it like every weekend.

1:04.0

So good. It's such a good movie.

1:07.0

That's Sarah Polly. I remember you from go obviously because that was my first movie making experience.

1:11.0

It was like it was all overwhelming and you'd made it.

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