“From Crime Scene to Silver Screen: How a Vault Heist Sparked a ScreenCraft Fellow’s Unlikely Journey to Filmmaking Success”
Imagine this: you’re in the middle of a bank robbery, heart racing, and for some surreal reason, the theme song of Dawson’s Creek is the only thing playing in your head. I bet you never thought you’d hear those words strung together, right? But life has a funny way of steering us down unexpected paths. After graduating from a small liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, MI, I found myself taking a job as a bank teller—a role that felt about as far removed from my dreams of screenwriting as one could get. Little did I know, that day of crisis would become an unexpected catalyst for change, pushing me to finally chase my dreams in ways I’d never imagined!
