EP. 1846: Screenwriter Michael Hayes (In The Shadows)

Matthew Toffolo interviewed Michael Hayes about his winning teleplay screenplay "In the Shadows," which tells the story of a retired teacher coming to terms with his bisexuality while being in an interracial marriage. Michael explained that the five-episode mini-series explores how his character's wife handles his developing intergenerational relationship with a younger man, addressing themes of bisexuality, marriage, and emotional connection. When asked about his writing background, Michael revealed this was his first screenplay despite having written three books over 15-20 years, stating that reading Julia Cameron's "The Artist's Way" unblocked his creative writing in screenplay format. The conversation also touched on Michael's personal experiences with bisexuality, his meeting with James Baldwin in 1973 while stationed in Germany, and his historical non-fiction books about American presidents, particularly focusing on the political climate from Eisenhower through Nixon. —- Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod —— Love for you to try the Indy Film Festival AP. • Daily new film festival of the best new films from around the world. New archived festival to watch anytime. • Library of over 500+ award-winning films to watch anytime. Go to https://www.wildsound.ca and sign up for the free 3-day trial. Check out the daily film festival (and previous ones from last month) at https://www.wildsound.ca/browse Always an amazing lineup of films. Inspiring for storytellers.