The Hero's Journey - A Screenwriter's Perspective

The New Nomos

English - June 30, 2021 18:54 - 49 minutes - 44.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Malik Matias Basso is a seasoned screenwriter, cinematographer and director.

In this episode Abdallah delves into Malik's knowledge of the concept of The Hero's Journey in storytelling and screenwriting as laid out by Joseph Campbell and beyond.

Films and Series Mentioned in the Episode:

My Octopus Teacher (2020, Ehrlich and Reed)

Black Mirror (2011, TV Serial)

Groundhog Day (1993, Ramis)

Malik's Two Recommendations:

Stalker (1979, Tarkovsky)

Avatar (2009, Cameron)

Malik's Further Recommendations:

Heaven (2002, Tykwer)

Abre los Ojos (1997, Amenabar)

Tierra (1996, Medem)

Michael Clayton (2007, Gilroy)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, Gondry)

Martin (hache) (1997, Aristarain)

Another Earth (2011, Cahill)

Mimosas (2016, Laxe)

They Live (1988, Carpenter)

Malik's Work:

DINAR MOVEMENT

INSIDE IS

A TRAVELLER’S GUIDE TO MUSLIM GRANADA

MOSAIC nominated for the Human Rights Award at the Al Jazeera International Film Festival

Coming Soon: NORA (premieres September 2021)

Music by Ian Cattanach