“From Heist to Hollywood: How a Vault’s Secrets Inspired a ScreenCraft Fellow’s Creative Breakthrough”

"From Heist to Hollywood: How a Vault's Secrets Inspired a ScreenCraft Fellow's Creative Breakthrough"

In reality, I was waitlisted at UT and it didn’t look like a spot would open up for me. So I pivoted to plan B—if I couldn’t write movies, I could at least write about them, so I accepted a spot in an Arts Journalism program.

Two weeks before I was set to leave for that program, I received a call from UT. They had a spot for me. Did I want it?

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The Fun and Games

I spent the next two years in Austin, learning about screenwriting, meeting some of my very best friends, and falling in love. This would be considered the “fun and games” part of the script. The time went by all too quickly and soon enough, it was time to leave the nest and put my wings to the test in LA.

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