Ben Larned, Author at WeScreenplay

Diverse Voices Filmmaking Screenwriting

11 Essential Diverse Voices to Stream

If our political situation has taught us anything, it’s the importance of listening to others - particularly those who have seen a different side of the world than we have. Perspective can mean the difference between peace and war. That’s…

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Ben LarnedAugust 22, 2018

Diverse Voices Filmmaking Screenwriting

Top 10 Groundbreaking Queer Films

Queer cinema is hard to define. To some, it means films that explore LGBTQ+ characters dramatically — most of these end up being romances. To others, it can simply refer to films that challenge our idea of sexuality and gender.…

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Ben LarnedFebruary 15, 2018

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Writing with Perspective: Diverse Storytellers at Sundance 2018

There was something displacing about watching Blindspotting — a film with a deep, immersive sense of place, that place being gentrified Oakland — amongst a rather homogenous audience in Salt Lake City. The two cultures could hardly be different; but…

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Ben LarnedJanuary 31, 2018