Austin Film Festival's On Story®

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Austin Film Festival’s On Story is a one-hour series that offers a look inside the creative process from today’s leading writers, creators and filmmakers.

Austin Film Festival's On Story is recorded live at Austin Film Festival and at our year-round events. Searching for a show that your core listeners and audiences can get behind? Rooted in the fine craft of storytelling, and the creative process, On Story is for any film or TV fan curious to learn more!


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This week on On Story we’ll hear from legendary independent filmmaker and 2018 Austin Film Festival Awardee Roger Corman whose extensive body of wo...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2019
  • Length: 53:56
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This week on On Story we’ll hear from comedy veteran Ali LeRoi who’s longtime collaboration with comedian Chris Rock resulted in Everybody Hates Ch...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2019
  • Length: 53:58
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This week on On Story we’ll hear from filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh on his latest film, Angel Has Fallen. And later, we’ll hear from Bloodline co-creat...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2019
  • Length: 53:56
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On this week’s On Story we’ll hear from Avengers: Infinity War and End Game writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. The two will discuss t...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2019
  • Length: 53:58
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On this week’s episode, we’ll hear from author, screenwriter, and television creator Noah Hawley. Hawley created FX’s award winning series Fargo, w...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
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This week on On Story we’ll hear from filmmaker Lulu Wang on her new project, The Farewell. And later, we’ll hear from writer and producer Felicia ...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 53:56
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On this week’s episode of On Story we’re exploring all aspects of comedic writing and performing. We’ll discuss writing animated features with Disn...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2019
  • Length: 34:57
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On this week’s On Story, Emmy Award® winning television producer, actor, comedian and writer Larry Wilmore discusses the creation of the influentia...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2019
  • Length: 53:57
Caption: writer, C.Robert Cargill
This week on On Story we’ll hear from showrunners Shawn Ryan and Aaron Rahsaan Thomas on their CBS original series, S.W.A.T. And later, we explore ...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2019
  • Length: 53:56
Caption: Bill Broyles
On this week’s episode of On Story from Austin Film Festival, we honor Veteran’s Day with a look at writing for war films with writers David Broyle...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: Kevin McDonald
On this week’s episode of On Story we’ll hear from two stand-up comedians with strong backgrounds in television writing. Sketch Comedy master and K...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2019
  • Length: 53:57
Caption: Trey Edward Shults, Writer/Director Waves, Credit: Jack Plunkett
This week on On Story we’ll hear conversations from two writer/directors from the Austin Film Festival. First up, Texas born, Trey Edward Shults, w...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2019
  • Length: 53:57
Caption: Sarah Gubbins
This week, we’ll hear from television creator Alec Berg. Berg’s television credits include writing and executive producing Seinfeld, Curb Your Enth...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: Michael Werwie
This week on On Story we’ll hear from screenwriter Andrew Lanham and celebrated character actor Tim Blake Nelson on their new film JUST MERCY and l...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2020
  • Length: 53:59
Caption: Bill Broyles
On this week’s special holiday episode of On Story, we bring you The Polar Express & Big Fish two classic films adapted from popular books which we...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: Felicia Henderson
This week on On Story we’ll hear from filmmaker Lulu Wang on her new project, The Farewell. And later, we’ll hear from writer and producer Felicia ...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 53:56
Caption: Oren Uziel
This week, AFF Script Competition alum Oren Uziel, the screenwriter behind 22 Jump Street and Freaks of Nature looks back on how he got his start ...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2020
  • Length: 53:57
Caption: Buck Henry
This week on On Story we pay tribute to legendary comedy writer Buck Henry, who co-created the series Get Smart with Mel Brooks and was twice nomin...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
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This week on On Story creator Craig Mazin discusses his HBO mini-series CHERNOBYL. The critically-acclaimed five part series depicted the 1986 nucl...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: Keenen Ivory Wayans
On today’s episode, we’ll hear from legendary jack-of-all-trades Robert Townsend and Keenen Ivory Wayans. In 1987 the two co-wrote the groundbreaki...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2020
  • Length: 54:00