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Writer/director/producer Jordan Peele joins UCSB\u2019s Matt Ryan for a Script-to-Screen discussion of Get Out (2017), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Peele explains how the tone of the film was influenced by his background in comedy, the work of Ira Levin (The Stepford Wives, Rosemary\u2019s Baby), and the desire to subvert the tropes of African American characters in the horror genre, as well how he created \u201cthe sunken place\u201d through conceptualizing racism in a new way for the screen, and bringing it to life through stand-out performances from the actors.\n Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 33376]