Episode 96: Lena Dunham, "Catherine Called Birdy"

<p>Host <strong>Alison Herman</strong> is joined by <strong>Lena Dunham</strong> to talk about the challenges of adaptation, the impact of success at an early age, discovering a love for outlining, and how it all comes back to the writing.</p> <p><strong>Lena Dunham</strong> is the writer and director of several feature films, including TINY FURNITURE and SHARP STICK, as well as the creator and star of the acclaimed HBO series GIRLS. Most recently, she is the writer and director of CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY.</p> <p>CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY is an adaptation of the 1994 novel of the same name by Karen Cushman. The film follows Catherine (known as Birdy), the daughter of a financially destitute Lord in medieval England, and her efforts to thwart her father's plans to marry her off to a wealthy suitor.</p> <p>The comedy film premiered in September 2022 and is available to stream on Prime Video.</p> <p><em><strong>Alison Herman</strong> is a staff writer for The Ringer, where she writes about culture in general and television in specific. When not fighting a losing battle against Peak TV, she tweets at <a href= "https://twitter.com/aherman2006" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@aherman2006</a>.</em></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">---</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><em>Before it was a podcast, OnWriting was a print publication. Check out <a href= "https://www.wgaeast.org/onwriting/print-archives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OnWriting: The Print Archives</a>.</em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Read shownotes, transcripts, and other member interviews:</strong> <a href= "http://www.onwriting.org/">www.onwriting.org/</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Follow the Guild on social media:</strong></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Twitter: @OnWritingWGAE | @WGAEast</span><br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Facebook: /WGAEast</span><br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Instagram: @WGAEast</span></p>