Interview with Screenwriter, Daria Polatin
Posted by Fetch Tue, 20 Dec 2005 18:59:00 GMT
There’s all this buzz about the full-length film you are developing with On the Leesh, can you give me a sneak peek as to what its about?
It’s a quirky love-story about a geography teacher who’s never been anywhere, and the book he’s writing about the town where he lives. It’s the story of a man breaking free of the past and finally moving towards his future. It’s about coming to terms with who you are, and where you are. And it’s funny.
How did this idea come about, was there a eureka moment?
Alicia, Jess and I were discussing locations and I had an image of a man being left alone in the middle of the desert. It made me think: what happens at the moment when you have to face who you really are?
What is your writing process like (do you write every day, at a desk, in cafes)?
I write pretty much every day. I usually write at home at my desk, because I get easily distracted in public places.
How did you first hook up with On the Leesh? Was it when you wrote Greed for Sin?
Yes. I had been referred to On The Leesh by a mutual friend, and they happened to be starting the “Sin” project. Good timing.
As the writer, what do you envision as the best possible outcome of this full-lengh film project?
Hopefully we will make a funny, intelligent and moving film that everyone will love and then we’ll get to make more and more!
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