Writer/director Sally Potter, whose credits include Orlando, Yes and Rage talks about her experiences as an independent filmmaker, her writing process and her new film, The Party

In Potter’s new dark comedy, Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) is hosting an intimate gathering of friends in her London home to celebrate her political ascension, when her husband suddenly makes explosive revelations. 

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The 15:17 to Paris screenwriter, Dorothy Blyskal recently chatted with us about her start as a web series character blogger, going back to school at UCLA Extension's Writers Program while climbing the corporate ladder and how she left the security of her weekly paycheck to eventually adapting the screenplay for Clint Eastwood.  

The true story is about three Americans who discover a terrorist plot aboard a train while in France, based on the book The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train and Three American Heroes by Spencer Stone, Alex Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler. 

You can see The 15:17 to Paris in theaters nationwide. 

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