Screenwriting

Joy

Aug 21, 2026

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2 min read

Joy Exclusivity

Filmmakers of color are asked to justify their joy in ways white filmmakers are never asked to justify their suffering. On what gets to be a story — and who gets to tell one just because they feel like it.

Sebastien Tobler

Filmmaking

Aug 14, 2026

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2 min read

In The Mood for Feelings

AI-generated writing and inexperienced screenwriters fail in the same way because metaphor requires a life lived.

Sebastien Tobler

Directing

Aug 10, 2026

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5 min read

A Journey that Began in Stowe

Two weeks before shooting my first feature, I flew to Vermont for a writing lab I thought would be a waste of time.

Sebastien Tobler

Screenwriting

Joy Exclusivity

In The Mood for Feelings

A Journey that Began in Stowe

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