Free, registration required: Limited Capacity

Session dates: February 11, February 18, February 25, March 4, March 11, March 18

In our previous winter Screenwriting Sprint, participants explored the craft of creating a compelling short film centered on a single hook, message, or thematic statement, drawing from “Save the Cat” and Hero’s Journey ‘beats.’ In this six-week course, the focus shifts to feature-length screenwriting, using John Truby’s “The Anatomy of Story” as a framework to examine core feature-film tenets and seven-act structure.

Participants will analyze a selection of thoughtfully chosen, often underrated films from around the world while developing their own feature-length story beats. Every screenplay begins somewhere, and after more than a decade of writing without outlining, A.C. Cole is now a firm believer in the process. Newcomers and returning Sprint participants alike are welcome.

About the Instructor
A.C. Cole is a 2025 NYFA Grant Winner, Screencraft Fellowship Winner, Athena Film Festival Writers Lab Fellow at Barnard College, and an AMC Athena Writers Room nominee.