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Nov 20, 2023 · Screenwriter Samy Burch wrote the “May December” script to attract an agent—now it’s being hailed as one of the best of the year.
- Lisa Wong Macabasco
Feb 22, 2024 · Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik’s Oscar-nominated May December is inspired by a scandal from their youth.
Feb 7, 2024 · Samy Burch's biggest aspiration was to get an agent. In the spring of 2019, she shut herself in a makeshift office — the coat closet in her apartment— with the goal of writing a script that would get her representation and help her pivot away from her day job in casting.
Dec 1, 2023 · May December, written by Burch with story credit by Burch and Alex Mechanik, follows an actress (Portman) arriving in Georgia to do research for a film about a couple (Julianne Moore, Charles Melton) whose romance sparked a tabloid frenzy 23 years prior.
Dec 4, 2023 · Screenwriter Samy Burch on Building to That Final ‘Funny Punchline’ of ‘May December’. The writer of the Netflix melodrama reveals how she and director Todd Haynes found humor within their...
Nov 24, 2023 · It’s a story that Samy wrote in 2019 after landing on the idea with her partner, Alex Mechanik. “What would make a 36-year-old woman start an affair with a seventh grader?” you may be wondering – in which case, you’re not alone. Gracie’s former husband echoes those exact words in the film.
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Jan 28, 2024 · This week, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science announced its nominations for this year’s Oscar ceremony and May December was named for the Best Original Screenplay Award. That screenwriter is Samy Burch.
