Go Into The Story Interview: Vigil Chime
My interview with the 2017 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Vigil Chime wrote the original screenplay “Bring Back Girl” which won a 2017 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Vigil about her background, her award-winning script, the craft of screenwriting, and what winning the Nicholl has meant to her.
Here are links to the six installments of the entire interview:
Part 1: “Coming from Nigeria, I have to say, I was so shocked. I was just in such culture shock. In fact, I don’t think I recovered until I left for college.”
Part 2: “I’ve heard from readers, some people like what I do with time. Other people would prefer it went in a linear fashion, swing between father and daughter. I really don’t want that.”
Part 3: “Everything I presented to you was me thinking, ‘How can I go get an actor in Nigeria? Probably with one camera. How are we going to shoot this thing?’ I need it to be an action film.”
Part 4: “From the beginning of the movie to the end, I wanted it to be constant jumping, running, firing, ducking. In my mind, it was just movement. I don’t want us to sit still.”
Part 5: “This is what I think. If you’re quiet enough, if you’re just quiet, the story will find you.”
Part 6: “You have to love what you do. You have to consider that you may never break into Hollywood. If you may never break in, do you still love what you do? On that level, you have to love what you do.”
Vigil is repped by Elevate Entertainment.
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