Strong Directing Choices Make for a Clear Message: Force Majeure

Swedish writer and director, Ruben Ostlund, makes a statement about the societal norms and expectations of the nuclear family in his black dramedy Force Majeure (2014). The film focuses on a seemingly perfect swiss family ski vacation, until an avalanche poses a threat to the family and the father flees the scene to save himself.…

An Admiration for Screenwriters

Here I am staring at a blank screen with ideas swirling around my head. I have a concept in mind, scenes and characters thought up from my own experiences and imagination. But the most impossible thing about screenwriting in my opinion is thinking up the dialogue. When an audience is watching a television show or a…