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Burch completed the screenplay for May December, her first feature film, in 2019. The script was inspired by recollections of the 1990s tabloid culture of her youth, particularly the case of Mary Kay Letourneau. Director Todd Haynes first read the script in 2020 and the completed film premiered on May 20, 2023, at the 76th Cannes Film Festival.
Feb 7, 2024 · 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. She emerged months later with May December. Now, Burch is an Oscar-nominated screenwriter.
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.
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Jan 11, 2024 · Screenwriter Samy Burch explains the background to the Netflix film May December and the different reactions and questions it has inspired.
Dec 11, 2023 · Casting director-turned-screenwriter Samy Burch grew up in Los Angeles and was no stranger to the film industry. Her mother was a casting director and young Samy practically called casting offices her second home, often balancing schoolwork amidst the hum of auditions.
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...
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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. Starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Charles Melton, here is a plot summary of May December:
