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Samy Burch is an American screenwriter. She is known for writing May December (2023), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
In the spring of 2019, she shut herself in a makeshift office — the coat closet in her apartment— with the goal of writing a script that would get her representation and help her pivot away from her day job in casting. She emerged months later with May December. Now, Burch is an Oscar-nominated screenwriter.
Jan 11, 2024 · Screenwriter Samy Burch explains the background to the Netflix film May December and the different reactions and questions it has inspired.
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Nov 20, 2023 · Screenwriter Samy Burch wrote the “May December” script to attract an agent—now it’s being hailed as one of the best of the year.
- Lisa Wong Macabasco
Dec 4, 2023 · Samy Burch, a newcomer screenwriter, reveals how she created the comedy-drama about a tabloid scandal and a Hollywood actress. She shares her experience of working with Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes, and how they brought her script to life.
Jan 28, 2024 · That screenwriter is Samy Burch. Starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Charles Melton, here is a plot summary of May December: Decades after their scandalous relationship made headlines, a couple starts to unravel when a famous actor arrives to research them for her new film.
At the 96th Oscars, Burch is a first-time nominee for Best Original Screenplay, of which she is "shocked and deeply moved." Surprising even herself, Burch followed up May December by writing something completely different: Coyote vs. Acme, starring Wile E. Coyote, Roadrunner, and John Cena.
