In this session of Writers Group Therapy, we have with us Lauren Pomerantz, the writer of the new comedy feature “Am I Okay?" that streams on Max starting June 6th. Lauren has previously written for TV on The Ellen DeGenes Show, Saturday Night Live and Community. She brings her comedy chops to “Am I Okay,” which debuted at Sundance in 2022 and stars Dokota Johnson and Sonoya Mizuno.

SHOW NOTES:

• Am I Ok? on IMDB
• Lauren on IMDB
• Wooby & Fotty YouTube series
  

In this session, our guest this session is screenwriter and screenwriting teacher Tom Vaughn. Tom teaches screenwriting at The University of Houston, his alma mater, and online, he offers tons of free writing advice online through his daily posts on X and his weekly Story and Plot newsletter, which has nearly 5000 subscribers. SHOW NOTES: Storyandplot.com On IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1129343 Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/storyandplot

In this session of Writers Group Therapy, we are talking with Brett Wagner, the writer and director of The Big Bend, a thriller borne out of an experience he had with his own family in the deep desert of west Texas. His award winning shorts “Chief” and “Care” appeared at Sundance, the LA International Short Film Festival and received a BAFTA award of excellence, and qualified for the Academy Awards.

SHOW NOTES;

• Trailer: https://youtu.be/fyKelEO-v_0
• The Big Bend on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0994587/
• Brett Wagner on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10536088/
• Review: https://www.showbizjunkies.com/movies/the-big-bend-review/#google_vignette
• Brett on Instagram: @Wagnerific
• The Big Bend on Instagram: @theBigBendmovie
• The Big Bend Facebook page