Exploring the portrayal of individuals from challenging backgrounds in films, juxtaposed with real-life justice served unequivocally. Delving into ethical dilemmas of personal use of someone's story and the authority to narrate certain experiences.
Before Charles Randolph won an Oscar for writing “The Big Short,” he adapted a memoir called “The Birthday Party”: the true story of a white man kidnapped by three young Black men. Is there a way to bring a story like that to screen, in a way that's honest and authentic? Randolph gives us a masterclass on a screenwriter's many minefields.
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