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The Department of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Washington cordially invites you to a screenwriters-in-conversation event this Friday. The conversation will take place in GWN 301 on the Seattle Campus and is free to all. Details below. Please
circulate widely!
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<h3 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;border-spacing:0px"><strong><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Speaking Directly – A Conversation with Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith</span></strong><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Date: Friday, May 13<br>
Time: 3:00-5:00pm<br>
Room: GWN 301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">In this quarterly series, acclaimed moviemakers join Warren Etheredge in candid conversation about the craft (and commerce) of their profession. In three truthful talks, you’ll
come to know a favorite of the festival circuit, an indie stalwart, and a box office champ — how they made their marks, how they navigate their process, and how they advise you to pursue your own cinematic ambitions.<br>
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Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith is a screenwriter whose credits include <em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Ella Enchanted</span></em>,
<em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The House Bunny</span></em>,
<em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The Ugly Truth</span></em> (shot in Seattle!),
<em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">10 Things I Hate About You</span></em>, and the
<em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Legally Blonde</span></em> movies, all of which she penned with her writing partner, Karen McCullough. Most recently, she adapted her own book,
<em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Trinkets</span></em>, as a Netflix series starring Brianna Hildebrand, Kiana Madeira, and Quintessa Swindell. She has directed short films and is still recovering from her beginnings as an aspiring poet.
Kiwi attended NYU and Occidental College.<br>
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Warren Etheredge has conducted over 3,500 interviews. He teaches screenwriting and filmmaking at the University of Washington and Cornish College for the Arts. He is also the Artistic Director and Co-founder of the Walla Walla Movie Crush (themoviecrush.com).<br>
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Proof of vaccination and face covering required for admission.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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