In this episode, Hilliard & guest co-host Tracy Grant (Exec Producer on LACE on ALLBLK), sat down for an informative conversation about the ins-and-outs of finding opportunities for your screenwriting career with special guest JAMES MOORER (writer/producer/author/publisher behind the new company One Moorer Media and Management, that is dedicated to writers who specialize in turning their screenplays into IP or IP into screenplays!

James is a sought-after speaker who inspires audiences with his innovative perspective and career journey. He delivers keynotes at industry conferences and events, including Exception Fest 2023. From 2021-2024, he served as Director of Outreach and Diversity Initiatives for Roadmap Writers and helped more than 400 writers gain representation. In June 2024, he began offering executive consulting services, publishing, and literary management via OneMoorerMedia andManagement.

With over two decades of success across filmmaking, writing, and producing, James continues to share his passion for creating highly engaging stories that resonate with global audiences.

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In this episode, Hilliard and writer Saeed Crumpler (Flatbush Misdemeanors, 1st Look at Sony), sat down for an in-depth conversation on how to look at your writing career as a Plan vs a Goal in order to succeed and finish the thing you so desperately want to write. We also spend time talking about a slew of other writer topics, like screenwriting vocabulary, flipping from TV to film writing and things to look out for, why screenwriters should write existing spec scripts before attacking a pilot, pitching yourself and sooooooo much more!

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In this episode, Hilliard and guest co-host comedy writer Myles Warden sat down with Co-Executive Producer EVAN WAITE in a super dope conversation. Evan is not only a writer/producer on long-running hit series The Family Guy, but he’s written for show like (Inside Job, Fairfax Sunnyside, unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), several shows as well as The New Yorker and The Onion, so you know he’s not only funny, but a terrific writer. His perfectly timed book, "Life Wants You Dead: A Calm, Rational, and Totally Legit Guide to Scaring Yourself Safe" which is a hilarious parody survival guide for our crazy times.

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In this episode Hilliard and guest co-hosts Scott Foster & Brian Austin (Script Hop/The Gauntlet), sat down with OG screenwriters - SHANE BLACK (Lethal Weapon, Iron Man 3, A Long Kiss Goodnight) and JIM HERZFELD (Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story, etc) in a super dope conversation covering ELEMENTS OF CRAFT for screenwriters. So much wisdom dropped, so many laughs, so much fun y’all!

We also spend some time talking about Script Hop where Shane, Jim and myself are on the Advisory Board of the company. We talking with the founders about the success of THE GAUNTLET - A revolutionary gateway into the industry — where no script is ever at the mercy of a
single gatekeeper's opinion. We go into how it works and how the Gauntlet can help screenwriters move the next level of their careers!

https://www.scripthop.com/Gauntlet
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The Screenwriters' Rant Room is off this week for the holidays - we'll be back next week!

In this episode Hilliard and guest co-host actor/filmmaker Johnny Ray Gill (CROSS) sit down in a 2 1/2 hour conversation with actor/filmmaker ALONA TAL (CROSS) for an in-depth conversation about working as talent in Hollywood, and the ins-and-outs of the journey to landing series regular roles on TV.
We also talk about how Alona landed her role on Ben Watkins' CROSS series (which just premiered its entire season on Amazon Prime on November 14th), and Alona and Johnny Ray gave some of their favorite audition tips and tricks to actors as well as how they work best with writers and producers and so much more!

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In this episode Hilliard & writer (1st Look at Sony) Saeed Crumpler spend two solid hours talkin all kinds of writer shit for y'all to soak up game. A don't miss episode for anyone interested in writing for TV/Film. Also, if you have plans to direct your first film or short, this is the episode for you. Lots of gems to help you on your journey!
Sitting in as guest co-host this week is dramedy writer Rich Redlo.
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In this new season premiere episode, Hilliard and guest co-host (actor/filmmaker) Shawn Carter Peterson sat down with JOHNNY RAY GILL - a critically acclaimed actor, filmmaker, rapper, poet and activist. He just finished filming seasons one and two of "CROSS" created by Ben Watkins, Amazon Prime's new psychological thriller based on the best-selling book series Alex Cross by James Patterson. Gill stars opposite Aldis Hodge and Ryan Eggold as Bobby Trey, a deadly, cunning ex-DC police officer from Shreveport who’s motived by money and the reclaiming of his family’s land, stolen by a racist predatory US government. Up next, Johnny Ray will be seen in cat form, in Oscar winner Gore Verbinski’s highly anticipated new animated feature "Cattywumpus." It’s purrrhaps Gill’s most hysterical transformation yet.

This dynamic, versatile, potent performer might be best known for his soul-stirring performance as Kerwin, opposite Aden Young in the Ray Mckinnon, Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein Sundance series "Rectify." A darling amongst critics, exemplified by reviews like The New Yorker “A Quiet Marvel” and Vulture “There May Never Be a Show Like Rectify Again.”

Gill’s also fondly remembered for warming audience’s hearts with his portrayal of Sam, an autistic man trapped in the bowels of slavery, America’s greatest sin, on WGN’s hit series "Underground" alongside Jurnee Smollett and Aldis Hodge.

Another don't miss episode y'all!

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In the final episode of the season, Hilliard and guest co-host, veteran actor/writer TONY WINTERS sat down for a 2 hour conversation with award-winning writer/director of the new hit film - Searchlight Pictures THE SUPREMES AT EARL’S ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT - TINA MABRY (also Mississippi Damned, “Queen of the South”, “Pose”, "Queen Sugar", "Women of the Movement", "Insecure") to list a few!
A native of Tupelo, Mississippi, Tina Mabry graduated from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts with an MFA in Film Production. A true hyphenate, Mabry is an award-winning writer, director, and producer for television and film. She was a co-producer, writer, and director for USA’s hit drama "Queen of the South". Mabry was also a producer, writer, and director on OWN’s "Queen Sugar" created by Ava DuVernay.
Mabry’s vast episodic directing credits include “Insecure” (HBO), “Dear White People” (Netflix), “Pose” (FX), “Grand Army” (Netflix), “Women of the Movement” (ABC), “Power” (STARZ), the “Beast Mode” pilot (Macro/TNT), and “The Politician” (Netflix).
Out Magazine listed her as one of the most inspirational and outstanding people of the year (2009), Filmmaker Magazine named Mabry among the “25 New Faces of Independent Film,” the Advocate magazine featured her in their list of “Top Forty Under 40”, and with over 300 nominees and only 50 selected artists, United States Artists named Mabry the James Baldwin Fellow in Media (2010). In addition to winning the Creative Promise Award of Tribeca All Access, Mabry has participated in several talent development programs including the Fox Writers Intensive, Sundance’s Screenwriters Intensive, and in a plethora of Film
Independent’s Artist Development programs (Project: Involve, Directors Lab, Writers Lab, Fast Track) where Mississippi Damned was awarded the Kodak Film Grant. She was also in the inaugural class for Women in Film’s ReFrame Rise initiative (2019), highlighting her commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in the industry.
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Togo - Marketing

In this episode Hilliard and guest co-host (actor/writer) DALILA ALI RAJAH were joined by lil sis, Emmy-winning writer, producer, performer LENA WAITHE!

Lena created the hit series THE CHI which set a new record with Season 6 as the most-streamed season the series has ever seen! Lena Waithe, and led by CEO, Rishi Rajani. Since its inception, Hillman Grad has grown to include five divisions across TV/Film, Books, Podcasts, Branded Content and Mentorship–quickly rising to become one of the most prominent companies in entertainment.

Through Lena’s Hillman Grad Productions, the company’s film and television arm, is home to the producers behind Showtime’s most streamed drama series, "The Chi", BET’s "Twenties", Universal’s "Queen & Slim", Sundance award-winner "The Forty-Year-Old Version", and more. Current producorial projects include the Emmy-nominated documentary film "Being Mary Tyler Moore", which held its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Festival and debuted on HBO in May 2023; Focus Features and AV Rockwell's "A Thousand And One", which received the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Awards and was released theatrically in March 2023; Magnolia Picture’s "Kokomo City", which received the NEXT Audience Award and NEXT Innovator Award at Sundance 2023, and released theatrically in July 2023; and Disney+’s Chang Can Dunk, which premiered in March 2023. Additionally, in November 2022, Hillman Grad joined the producing team for Broadway’s "Ain’t No Mo’", which opened at the Belasco Theatre in New York City in December 2022 and was nominated for Best Play at the 2023 Tony Awards. Rising Voices – a joint effort between Hillman Grad, Indeed and 271 Films to present Hollywood with its next generation of diverse storytellers. The program just celebrated its Season 4 premiere in June at Tribeca Film Festival, where participants debuted their shorts!

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In this episode, Hilliard & guest co-host Zimran Jacob sit down to chop it up with writer/producer NIKHIL S. JAYARAM in a two hour, nothing-but-game episode for all of you writers dying to get staffed on a TV series!
We talk about Nikhil's new book THE TV WRITERS HIDDEN PATH:
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Nikhil is a screenwriter for television and film. Rising from Staff Writer to Producer, he’s written on hit TV series including the Emmy-nominated STAR TREK: PRODIGY for Paramount+/Nickelodeon, NBC’s SHADES OF BLUE and THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA, and shows in various stages of development
for Netflix and other outlets. He has sold projects to and written for major studios, such as Sony Pictures Television, Warner
Brothers Television, Universal Television, Activision/Blizzard
Studios, and ViacomCBS. He’s currently scribing a romantic
comedy feature for Hallmark.
His writing has earned him entry
into the CBS Writers Mentoring Program, NBC’s Writers on the
Verge, the CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) New Writers Fellowship, and the Disney/ABC Fellowship. Recently, he even worked internationally, consulting on a feature film based in New Zealand. He’s also the founder of the WGAW South Asian Writers Committee.. A Northwestern University
alum, Nikhil lives in Los Angeles, California, with his rescue pit bull!
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