In this episode of the Selling Your Screenplay Podcast our host Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director Erik Bork.
Our guest Erik Bork talks about Writing/Directing his new movie Elephant in the Room, a RomCom about an Anti-Trump woman who stumbles into a rocky relationship with a pro-Trump MAGA supporter.
Topics include the challenge of writing a script that has a balance of political views between conservative and liberal characters. Erik Bork talks about the choice to set this story in 2020 during the global Covid-19 Pandemic. He also talks about how Non-Profit organizations were a valuable source used to help finance the movie.
Erik Bork is a returning guest, he has been on before to talk about his writing guide book The Idea: The Seven Elements for a Viable Story for Screen, Stage or Fiction.
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Links mentioned in the show:
- Erik Bork on IMDb
- Erik Bork website
- The Elephant in the Room Trailer
- The Elephant in the Room on IMDb
- Buy Erik Bork’s Book The Idea here.
- Watch SYS Ep 82 with Erik Bork here.
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- Our free guide, “How to Sell Your Screenplay in 5 Weeks!”