Feb 23, 2021
Jesse Chatham talks to guest host Sade' Sellers about how his
screenplay about a bereaved woman seeking out a new life off the
grid went from placing in the Nicholl Fellowship to becoming a
feature directed by and starring Robin Wright (House of
Cards). “I placed in the top 50… and one of the readers, Lora
Kennedy, was the VP of casting at Warner Bros. She read it, and she
fell in love with the script, and she was able to lasso in a
producer named Allyn Stewart, who was just
on Sully.”
Jesse discusses how his journey to
writing Land began in 2013 when he had just
turned 40. “I was unhappy with where I was… and I was always
writing something, but it was never really screenplays. I kind of
had this moment of mortality, and I was like, ‘You know what? I
should think about what I want to look back on when I'm 65, 70. Do
I want to look back at a life that didn't take any risks?’ I
finally decided, I just want to go for it.”
Land is now in theaters where it is safe and
will be available on VOD on March 5.
CONTENT WARNING: This podcast contains discussions of gun violence that some listeners may find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised.
CONTENT WARNING: This podcast contains discussions of gun violence that some listeners may find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised.
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