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Joshua Young is an award-winning screenwriter, director, actor, and educator with over 20 years of experience in film, television, and digital storytelling. His work has been featured on Amazon Prime, Netflix, PBS, and more. A leading voice in the film industry on the ethical integration of AI, Joshua has delivered dozens of impactful lectures, webinars, and classes for organizations like Stage32, Life Out Loud Films, and American Public Television—empowering screenwriters to confidently navigate AI as a support tool, not a substitute for creativity. He also consults with producers, studios, and individual creatives on responsible, human-centered uses of AI in storytelling. Full Bio »
Join us in the Writers' Room for The Executive Hour, featuring an award-winning screenwriter, director, actor, and educator in the film industry, Joshua Young, discussing the ethical integration of AI. With over 20 years of experience in film, television, and digital storytelling, Joshua's work has been featured on Amazon Prime, Netflix, PBS, and more. Joshua has delivered dozens of impactful lectures, webinars, and classes for organizations like Stage32, Life Out Loud Films, and American Public Television. Joshua will share his career with WR members and answer questions from attendees! This is education you can only get on Stage 32!
Join us in the Writers' Room for The Executive Hour, featuring an award-winning screenwriter, director, actor, and educator in the film industry, Joshua Young, discussing the ethical integration of AI. With over 20 years of experience in film, television, and digital storytelling, Joshua's work has been featured on Amazon Prime, Netflix, PBS, and more. Joshua has delivered dozens of impactful lectures, webinars, and classes for organizations like Stage32, Life Out Loud Films, and American Public Television. Joshua will share his career with WR members and answer questions from attendees! This is education you can only get on Stage 32!
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During this Executive Hour we welcome special guest AKEELAH AND THE BEE and BRIAN BANKS filmmaker Doug Atchison! AKEELAH AND THE BEE was released by Lionsgate and starred Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, and Keke Palmer. His script for AKEELAH has recently been adapted into a stage play which is being performed around the country. Doug wrote the screenplay for BRIAN BANKS, which was produced by previous Writers' Room guest Amy Baer, released in August of 2019, and for which Doug won the 2019 Humanitas Prize. The film was directed by Tom Shadyac and stars Greg Kinnear, Aldis Hodge, and Morgan Freeman.During this webcast Doug discusses writing AKEELAH, working as an independent writer/director, how he gets hired for screenwriting assignments, what most writers struggle with when writing a screenplay and how to approach writing a true story!
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Stage 32 CEO and Founder, RB Botto is joining the Writers' Room for a special Happy Hour Webcast. He joined this exclusive Zoom session with Stage 32 Exec Nick Philip as host. RB to answered questions LIVE on Zoom for Writers' Room members! Watch as RB shares insights and inspirations, and celebrate the journey of writing and developing with us!
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