I got to tell you, 17 years in, and it's still exhilarating to hear the fascinating answers by

each of our panelists.

Howdy?

I'm Jeff Goldsmith, and this is the Q&A.

My agenda is simple.

Each week, I plan to bring you in-depth insight into the creative process of storytelling.

And folks, I am so pleased to have you join us for the 17th annual screenwriting

nominees Q&A, and we have a great lineup for you this year. And I'm going to go alphabetically

by film to tell you who's speaking. We have Nickel Boys, which is up for best adapted screenplay,

and we have co-writer, Rommel Ross, and co-writer Jocelyn Barnes. We also have September 5,

which is up for Best Original Screenplay, and we have co-writer, Tim Feldbaum, and co-writer

Loretz Binder. And we also have Sing Sing, which is Oscar nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay

with co-writer director Greg Kwaydar and co-writer Clint

Bentley. So we've assembled a great panel for you today, and it's just always fun to see how

these writers interact, and each of the writers was very forthcoming about their creative process,

so I know you'll dig this episode. And folks, I want to

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