UCLA Story Break

Episodes

1. 7

   KRANTI KANADÉ

   Join Simon Herbert for an epic one-hour double issue podcast with National Award Winning Director and Professional Programs alum Kranti Kanadé. In addition to winning five National Film Awards he was India's official entry to the Student Academy Awards. Since then, he has gone on to produce…

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   Sep 6, 2023

   58m
2. 6

   SACHA GERVASI - Pt. 2

   Simon Herbert continues his conversation with brilliant writer/diredctor Sacha Gervasi.

   Sep 6, 2023

   25m
3. 5

   BARBARA CURRY

   Simon Herbert visits with Barbara Curry, a UCLA Professional Programs and MFA screenwriting alum, whose writing credits include The Boy Next Door, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Bosch: Legacy, Anything for Love and Interrogation. Barbara was as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in downtown Los Angeles for...

   Mar 30, 2023

   36m
4. 4

   SACHA GERVASI - Pt.1

   In part one of our podcast with Sacha Gervasi, Sacha discusses the rerelease of Anvil! The Story of Anvil, his brilliant and timeless heavy metal documentary about the cost of refusing to give up on your dream. Sacha has built his career on the belief that if there's something true in your heart…

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   Sep 16, 2022

   44m
5. 3

   ED SOLOMON

   Join Professional Programs instructors Chris Kyle and Simon Herbert as they pick the brain of Ed Solomon, writer of all of the Bill and Ted movies, the Now You See Me franchise, HBO's Mosaic series, Levity, Men in Black and many more. Learn what Ed believes a screenwriter's role is on set, why...

   Apr 5, 2021

   50m
6. 2

   BILLY RAY PART 2 - THE COMEY RULE

   UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting instructors, Chris Kyle and Simon Herbert, talk to screenwriter/director Billy Ray about what it took to create "The Comey Rule" -- the most anticipated political television mini-series of the upcoming Fall 2020 season. How did Billy Ray convince…

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   Sep 16, 2020

   29m
7. 1

   BILLY RAY

   Simon Herbert and Chris Kyle Zoom with writer/producer/director and UCLA alum Billy Ray, whose recent credits include Richard Jewell, Terminator: Dark Fate, Gemini Man, Overlord, The Last Tycoon, Secret in Their Eyes, Captain Phillips, The Hunger Games and the upcoming The Comey Rule.

   Jul 29, 2020

   30m
8. LIZ TIGELAAR

   Simon Herbert and Chris Kyle visit with showrunner Liz Tigelaar, whose credits include Little Fires Everywhere, The Morning Show, Causal, The Astronauts Wives Club, Bates, Motel, Nashville, Revenge, Once Upon a Time, Melrose Place and Brothers and Sisters.

   Jul 29, 2020

   36m
9. FELICIA D. HENDERSON

   Simon Herbert and Chris Kyle sit down with television showrunner and director Felicia D. Henderson, whose credits include Empire, Soul Food, The Punisher, Gossip Girl, Fringe, The Quad, Family Matters, Everybody Hates Chris, Sister Sister, Moesha, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and more.

   Jul 29, 2020

   33m
10. STEVEN CANALS

    Simon Herbert and Chris Kyle visit with POSE co-creator Steven Canals, who shares his story and how he wrote the pilot of the acclaimed TV series while a student at UCLA.

    Jul 15, 2019

    46m
11. SUSAN HURWITZ ARNESON

    UCLA's Simon Herbert and Chris Kyle sit down with television writer and producer Susan Hurwitz Arneson to discuss her journey from film school to writing for South Park, The Tick, Preacher and more.

    May 29, 2019

    36m