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Hours before their Sundance premieres, we spoke with the writing fellows of Women Write Now, Hartbeat\u2019s annual comedic screenwriting fellowship for Black women in partnership with the Sundance Institute. In addition to having the three writing fellows on, we were also joined by Hartbeat\u2019s Head of Film, Candice Wilson-Cherry, who takes us through how the program is designed to directly address the lack of BIPOC women in leadership positions like showrunners and in writers' rooms. We also were joined by Hey Boo director Logan Browning who you might know from The Perfection and Dear White People. And in addition to diving into the art of comedy, we also dig into the art of directing for comedy. All of these shorts are directed by actors \u2014 the other two being Tika Sumpter and Nicole Byer.\n\nIn this episode, we discuss\u2026\n\nHow the Women Write Now program is filling a void in the writing space\xa0\n\nTheir process for finding writiers and directors for the program\n\nThe development process of each of the shorts\xa0\n\nFitting the script into only 10 pages\n\nHaving to adjust things for the budgets\n\nFinding mentors who would guide fellows in nurturing yet realistic ways\n\nDoing table reads versus chemistry reads\n\nLetting go of control by trusting actors\n\nHitting deadlines so you don\u2019t hold up production\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s really important that all of our films, tv shows, and formats are all reflective of the world.\u201d [3:28]\n\n\u201cThat was really nice, sort of discovering a different layer and different element to the story.\u201d [9:56]\n\n\u201cThey have helped me walk into a door that was closed.\u201d [14:03]\n\n\u201cMake sure your actors get to be free and play.\u201d [22:28]\n\n\u201cWrite, write, write. You only become good, by just doing it.\u201d [34:32]\n\n\u201cIf you feel like you are a writer to your core, don\u2019t be afraid to say it and don\u2019t be afraid to tell people.\u201d [41:03]\n\n\nMentioned:\nhttps://womenwritenow.com/\nThe Real Hartbeat on Instagram\n\nCandice Wilson Cherry (Producer of the films)\nLogan Browning (Hey Boo director)\n\nDanielle Solomon (Hey Boo writer)\n\nMayanna Berrin (Power Dynamics writer)\n\nKiana Butler (Night Off writer)\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nGet your questions answered on the podcast by emailing editor@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices