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The Birthday Party with Charles Randolph | Development Hell

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The Birthday Party with Charles Randolph | Development Hell

March 14, 202443:20
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Before Charles Randolph won an Oscar for writing “The Big Short,” he adapted a memoir called “The Birthday Party”: the true story of a white man kidnapped by three young Black men. Is there a way to bring a story like that to screen, in a way that's honest and authentic? Randolph gives us a masterclass on a screenwriter's many minefields. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.