583 - The One with Sarah Polley

<p>John and Craig invite writer/director Sarah Polley to discuss her critically acclaimed feature “Women Talking.” They cover twice-removed adaptations, the world’s best eye-roll, and the power of narration.</p> <p>We also look at “Run Towards the Danger” — the title of Sarah’s book as well as her personal philosophy.</p> <p>In our bonus segment, we talk about child actors. Sarah shares her perspective as a former child actor and what it’s like to have her own kids on set.</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001631/">Sarah Polley on IMDb</a> and on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/realsarahpolley/">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13669038/">Women Talking</a> film and <a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/562880/women-talking-by-miriam-toews/9780735273979">novel</a> by Miriam Toews</li> <li><a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/688129/run-towards-the-danger-by-sarah-polley/"> Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory By Sarah Polley</a></li> <li><a href= "https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Women-Talking-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf"> Find the Women Talking Script by Sarah Polley here</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.propublica.org/article/muscular-dystrophy-patient-olympic-medalist-same-genetic-mutation"> The DIY Scientist, the Olympian, and the Mutated Gene by David Epstein</a> for ProPublica</li> <li><a href= "https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HPTA2ZM/A/mophie-3-in-1-travel-charger-with-magsafe"> Mophie 3-in-1 Charger with MagSafe</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.mgm.com/movies/till">Till</a> film</li> <li><a href= "https://cottonbureau.com/people/scriptnotes-podcast">Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!</a></li> <li><a href="https://inneresting.substack.com/">Check out the Inneresting Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/gifts">Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription</a> or <a href= "https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/">treat yourself to a premium subscription!</a></li> <li><a