Thank you, Ava, for sharing these insights with Scott and all of us here at GITS. There is so much to study and learn and awaken to, in order to get the story, the script, the finished film right. Your generosity here will help many of us move closer to getting it right -- especially your comments on writing in, and from, the voice of spectacle and privilege. Just golden stuff. Many, many thanks.

This young woman is a treasure. After Part 1 a comment was made about everybody has to be young. Ava could have easily looked around and said everybody has to be white. Instead she's gone with her own process, without apology, taken her aim and hit it dead center with the power of determination. What she says about people assuming they know what the experience is of others and turning it into spectacle hits home in a big way. As a 60-year-old woman (my Gravatar is not a cheat - no make-up, no Photoshop, just me) I'm pretty darned fed up with storytellers telling me what my experience is. If film is going to continue as a major influence in the global arena, more of us have to adopt the calm coolness of this brilliant young woman and keep plugging away until TPTB figure out they've run out of stories about the whole of the human condition, and their gates are crumbling. Ava is the new shape of leadership we've been waiting for, and the line is deep waiting to follow. Thank you so much for spending your time and sharing your insight. And a huge shout of gratitude for sharing your process and making it Okay for those of us who share it. And thank you, Scott, for bringing her to us. There are going to be a lot more stories like this to come. P.S. I Will Follow is available for rental or purchase on Amazon Prime.

I enjoyed hearing Ava uses emotional cues in her screenplay. As an aspiring filmmaker when I'm developing a web series instead of writing dialoug I'll have the actor improv by telling them what the scene is about instead of dialoug. Love Ava for that, no wonder she pulls greatness from her actors in her films. write on, write on Ava