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Austin Film Festival's On Story

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Austin Film Festival's On Story Podcast is the companion to Austin Film Festival's television show, On Story. Get an uncensored inside look at the creative process of film making through the eyes of some of the entertainment industry's most prolific writers, directors and producers.

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This week on On Story, we're taking a trip back in time to an interview with writer, creator, and showrunner Graham Roland, as he discusses developing his AMC series Dark Winds. Roland joined us to share the origins of the project, the creative chall... more

This week on On Story, Clint Bentley will talk to us about his work writing and directing Train Dreams.

Train Dreams recounts the life of Robert Granier, an early 20th century logger and railway construction worker played by Joel Edgerton. Granier... more

This week on On Story, we're joined by screenwriter Austin Kolodney for a conversation on the historical crime thriller Dead Man's Wire.

The film is based on the true story of a 1977 kidnapping carried out by Tony Kiritsis. Kiritsis believed that ... more

This week on On Story, we're joined by a titan of the action genre, Christopher McQuarrie, for a behind the scenes deep dive into Top Gun: Maverick.

But before we ride into the sunset, we recommend you follow On Story wherever you get your podcasts... more

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Recent Guests

Clint Bentley
Screenwriter and director of Train Dreams, co-creator of Ethos
Ethos; Train Dreams writer-director
Episode: On Train Dreams, with Clint Bentley
Greg Kwedar
Screenwriter and director, writing partner with Bentley
Ethos; Train Dreams collaborator
Episode: On Train Dreams, with Clint Bentley
Austin Kolodney
Screenwriter of Dead Man's Wire
Writer of Dead Man's Wire
Episode: Dead Man's Wire Q&A with Austin Kolodney
Christopher McQuarrie
Screenwriter and director known for his collaborations with Tom Cruise, including Top Gun: Maverick and Mission Impossible franchise.
Episode: Dissecting Top Gun, with Christopher McQuarrie
Meg LeFauve
Screenwriter known for Inside Out and Inside Out 2
Pixar
Episode: A Conversation with Meg LeFauve: Inside Out of Pixar
Juel Taylor
Director of They Cloned Tyrone
Episode: They Cloned Tyrone, with Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmeier
Tony Rettenmaier
Writer-Producer of They Cloned Tyrone
Episode: They Cloned Tyrone, with Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmeier
Craig Mazin
Writer and director known for Chernobyl and The Last of Us
HBO
Episode: A Conversation with Craig Mazin
Kathleen Kennedy
Legendary producer with an extensive filmography including blockbusters and classics.
Lucasfilm
Episode: A Conversation with Kathleen Kennedy

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Barbara Morgan
Host of On Story

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 127 ratings
  • Almost 100% male

    Loving Joanna Calo ep. But please interview more women writers.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Emmy from the block
    United States2 years ago
  • Almost 100% male

    Please please please interview some women. For the love...

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Emmy from the block
    United States2 years ago
  • Great guests but production kills it

    They censor culture and the bleeped swear words are very loud and annoying. Amazingly stupid decision but the guests are often great.

    Since this podcast is the only time some of the guests are recorded for us outside of the US it’s a missed opportunity to not let them talk longer.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Alibotify
    Sweden5 years ago
  • Stop Bleeping. Please stop bleeping interviews

    Look... this is an AMAZING podcast! But you’ve GOT to stop bleeping the swear words. They completely lose intelligibility.

    I just heard the interviewer compliment Akiva Goldsman, and I have NO IDEA what they’re talking about now, because I have no idea what she said. All he replied was, “thanks.”

    You’ve got to leave some context, but your heavy handed bleeping is making the people speaking impossible to understand at times. And it was your HOST you bleeped. Come on!!! Get this together.

    At ... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Charles Dye
    United States5 years ago
  • Great show for writers

    Great show and great production staff! So much great behind the scenes knowledge and insight

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Troyboy72648@262
    United States7 years ago

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There's a clear appetite for more diverse voices, especially women writers, in episodes.
Production quality and editing receive mixed feedback, with some callers asking for longer interviews or fewer bleeps.
Listeners praise the in-depth craft discussions and the insight from a wide range of writers and directors.

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#246
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On Train Dreams, with Clint Bentley
Q: How do you handle visual storytelling vs. dialogue in this adaptation?
They emphasize using visual storytelling as a primary driver, with dialogue reserved for necessary moments, and how the cinema's rhythm can convey what the book expresses through prose.
On Train Dreams, with Clint Bentley
Q: What was the collaboration like between you and Greg in writing and directing?
Bentley explains their in tandem outlining and chunk-based writing process, how having the director in the room shaped choices, and how their shared history helped them align creatively.
On Train Dreams, with Clint Bentley
Q: How do you approach adaptation while staying faithful to the source?
They discuss balancing loyalty to the spirit of the book with cinematic reinterpretation, using the edit to manage time and memory, and the importance of letting the story breathe beyond a one-to-one page-to-screen conversion.
On Train Dreams, with Clint Bentley
Q: What was drawing you to Train Dreams as a project?
Bentley and Kwedar describe the cinematic potential of translating a short, vivid life into a film that blends magical realism with a grounded, working-class drama, and how they were drawn to the book's life-spanning structure that still feels intimate.
Dead Man's Wire Q&A with Austin Kolodney
Q: So tell us a little bit about where you heard about that.
Kolodney explains how he discovered the Tony Kiritsis story through podcasts, a five-minute old documentary clip, and historians who opened their books to him, which sparked his passion and led to developing the project.

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The series centers on conversations with accomplished screenwriters, directors, and producers about the craft of storytelling in film and television. Guests span adaptations, original screenplays, IP handling, and the creative process—from drafting scripts and shaping characters to collaborating with casts, managing production on tight budgets, and navigating industry dynamics. It often highlights behind-the-scenes storytelling strategies, lessons learned from iconic projects, and practical guidance for writers and creatives aiming to break into or advance within the industry. A standout aspect is the consistent focus on character-driven development, collaborative workflows, and real-world experiences in making cinema and TV, offering actio... more

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1. Clint Bentley
2. Greg Kwedar
3. Austin Kolodney
4. Christopher McQuarrie
5. Meg LeFauve
6. Juel Taylor
7. Tony Rettenmaier
8. Craig Mazin

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