Episode 21: Lorene Scafaria, "Hustlers"

<p>Kaitlin sits down with <strong>Lorene Scafaria</strong> to discuss her latest film, HUSTLERS, as well as her writing processes for both adapted and original projects, the importance of portraying women and their relationships in a dynamic way, the work in sex work, and much more.</p> <p>Lorene earned her first Writers Guild credit with the acclaimed teen comedy NICK AND NORA'S INFINITE PLAYLIST. Since then, she's written and directed three films: SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD, THE MEDDLER, and - most recently - one of this year's most buzzed-about films, HUSTLERS.</p> <p>Inspired by the <em>New York</em> magazine article "<a href= "https://www.thecut.com/2015/12/robin-hood-strippers-scores-c-v-r.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hustlers at Scores,</a>" HUSTLERS follows a group of strippers, when the 2008 economic collapse, devise a scheme to <span class="yZlgBd">scheme to take their lives back by</span> turning the tables on their Wall Street clients<span class="yZlgBd">. The film was released in theaters on September 13, 2019.</span></p> <p><span class="yZlgBd">--<br /> <strong>Read shownotes, transcripts, and other member interviews:<br /></strong><a href= "http://www.onwriting.org/">www.onwriting.org/<br /></a><strong>--<br /> Follow Kaitlin on Twitter:</strong> <a href= "https://twitter.com/kaitlinfontana">@KaitlinFontana</a><strong><br /> </strong><strong>Follow the Guild on social media:<br /></strong>Twitter: <a href= "http://twitter.com/onwritingwgae">@OnWritingWGAE</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/wgaeast">@WGAEast</a><br /> Facebook: <a href= "http://www.facebook.com/wgaeast">/WGAEast</a><br /> Instagram: <a href= "http://instagram.com/wgaeast">@WGAEast</a></span></p>