EP. 1495: Screenwriter Olivier Ross-Parent (TAKE CARE)

Watch best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrexqrq7AIE Something has happenned in Mady’s life. As an immigrant woman in America, she has achieved the American dream; A successful career as a doctor of psychology, a lavish home, nice car, and, most importantly a husband and two wonderful children, yet something is missing. Not knowing what it is, she goes looking for it in strange places and in ethically-questionable ways. Get to know the writer: What is your screenplay about? It’s about an immigrant woman, who has embodied the American dream by becoming a successful psychologist, a wife, and a mother, yet has started living an increasingly destructive double life to escape her existential despair. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Thriller. Dark Comedy, maybe. Always find this question hard to answer. How would you describe this script in two words? Control and abandon. What movie have you seen the most times in your life? It’s a tie between Eraserhead, and The Invasion of the Body Snatchers.(1978) How long have you been working on this screenplay? 2 years, on and off. Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/ https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod