ELIZABETH CHOMKO, Writer/Director

Episode 1 January 14, 2019 00:34:16
ELIZABETH CHOMKO, Writer/Director
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ELIZABETH CHOMKO, Writer/Director

Jan 14 2019 | 00:34:16

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Show Notes

In our first episode we discuss and celebrate some of our favorite accomplishments and strides that women in film made in 2018. Then, we interview writer and director, Elizabeth Chomko. We saw the premiere of Elizabeth's film at the Sundance Film Festival last January and we were absolutely blown away by her film and her work. Happy listening! **Elizabeth Chomko** is a director and writer best known for What They Had (2018), starring Hilary Swank. Her screenplay for What They Had won an Academy Nicholl Fellowship in 2015 and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. She is also a playwright and theatre actress, and has appeared in television and film roles on Terriers, Common Law, and South Boston Legal,among others. Chomko attended the Sundance Institute Screenwriting Lab in 2015. She was named by Variety a Top 10 Screenwriter to Watch at the 2018 Whistler Film Festival. She is originally from Chicago, Illinois.

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