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EMMA AIKMAN
WRITER - DIRECTOR
Apr 26, 2021
SLAP-STICKING IT TO THE HETEROPATRIARCHY
As a closeted high schooler, I was thrilled when there was finally a lesbian character on one of my favorite TV shows... The Walking...
Apr 25, 2021
That's a wrap on Wendy!
In my final meeting with Wendy, she imparted some networking wisdom unto me! When asked about the route to securing a writer’s assistant...
Apr 22, 2021
*female* victims unit
In the midst of a large rewrite on her current script for FBI: Most Wanted, Wendy had lots to update me on! We discussed the Casting...
Mar 20, 2021
noted, queen!
This week Wendy read (and listened!) to my most recent short film - a comedy musical - The Devil in Drag. When a jealous drag queen (Eva...
Mar 10, 2021
"The Room" (and no, not the tommy wiseau one)
“Every writer's room is its own city,” said my mentor, Wendy West. The dynamics, the process, the style, and the showrunner, are all...
Mar 4, 2021
The (Severed) "Foot in the Door"
“If there isn’t a dead body, I don’t want anything to do with it,” said my mentor Wendy West. Wendy West’s credits include the...
Feb 13, 2021
Webinar & Chill
I’m only slightly embarrassed to say that no television show has influenced my sense of humor and creative work as much as SpongeBob...
Feb 9, 2021
Foreplay Is For Sissies: Queer Theorizing "But I'm A Cheerleader"
The 1999 film, But I’m a Cheerleader (Dir. Jamie Babbit), follows Megan (Natasha Lyonne) on her journey at “True Directions,” a...
Jan 31, 2021
Artistic Vision
As a closeted high schooler, I was thrilled when there was finally a lesbian character on one of my favorite TV shows... The Walking...
Apr 20, 2017
I Just Can't Slate To Be A Director
“Practice the birthdays” became my motto this year in directing the live morning video announcements. Through this position, I learned...
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