On Writing Chernobyl
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In our season 10 premiere episode, Craig Mazin, Emmy Award-winning creator of the HBO miniseries Chernobyl, discusses the creative process behind his faithful account of the 1986 nuclear accident that led to one of the worst human disasters in history.

Duration: 26 minutes and 48 seconds

Episode Number: 1001

About On Story:

Austin Film Festival's ON STORY is a half-hour series that gives a behind the scenes look at the creative process of the country's most beloved movies and TV shows.

The show is a mash-up of footage of screenwriter and filmmakers discussing their craft and films.

Each episode is thematically paired with one or two short films, with an introduction from the film's writer or director.

LA Times film critic Kenneth Turan says: "On Story" is film school in a box, a lifetime's worth of filmmaking knowledge squeezed into half-hour packages."


Future Broadcast times for "On Story": (show all)

Sun, Sep 14 6:00 A.M. Script to Screen: DOLEMITE IS MY NAME     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Sep 14 4:30 P.M. Script to Screen: DOLEMITE IS MY NAME     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Sep 21 6:00 A.M. On Writing SEVERANCE: A Conversation with Dan Erickson     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Sep 21 4:30 P.M. On Writing SEVERANCE: A Conversation with Dan Erickson     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Sep 28 6:00 A.M. A Conversation with Lauren Schuler Donner     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Sep 28 4:30 P.M. A Conversation with Lauren Schuler Donner     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Oct 5 6:00 A.M. Script to Screen: WARRIOR     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Oct 5 4:30 P.M. Script to Screen: WARRIOR     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Oct 12 6:00 A.M. Bikeriders with Jeff Nichols     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Oct 12 4:30 P.M. Bikeriders with Jeff Nichols     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Oct 19 6:00 A.M. Script to Screen: WATCHMEN     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Oct 19 4:30 P.M. Script to Screen: WATCHMEN     NH World (11.3)


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