New Screenwriters on Breaking In
Welcome to New Screenwriters on Breaking In, a show about how BIPOC women are breaking into screenwriting today. I'm Priscilla Nguyen, a pre-WGA writer, and in each episode you'll hear from a working writer who broke in within the previous five years about how they buckled down, found their reps, and got their first job. If you want to know how writers are breaking in - not twenty years ago, but today - this show is for you.
New Screenwriters on Breaking In
Van B. Nguyen on selling a spec script and not chasing reps
Van B. Nguyen sold a spec script called BLACKOUT that's now in post-production. She began as a Set PA in Austin, and worked in production for ten years before finally getting staffed. We'll talk about why she moved to LA, changed her mindset, and stopped chasing reps. I'm your host, Priscilla Nguyen, and you're listening to NEW SCREENWRITERS ON BREAKING IN.
Van B. Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American screenwriter. She grew up in Houston and came up as an Assistant Director in Austin before moving to LA. While in Austin, she wrote an action film called BLACKOUT that's currently in post-production, starring Josh Duhamel. In 2019, she placed on the WeForShe WriteHer List, and in 2020 she was selected for the Film Independent Episodic Lab. In 2021, Van became a Staff Writer on BLUE BLOODS.