As part of the department's Visual Storytelling Lab initiative, Prof. Marlene Goldman will be running a screenwriting workshop for her film adaptation of Souvankam Thammavongsa's short story "Mani Pedi". The workshop will be held Tuesday, November 19, with a line-up as follows:
Tuesday, November, 19, 2019
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM in HW214: Meet the Author
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM in HW525C: Review the Screenplay
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM in H525C: Dinner & Discussion -- bring your appetite for food and for conversation!
Cost: FREE, but please register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/utsc-department-of-english-presents-adapting-the-scarborough-short-story-registration-81858092759?aff=ebdssbeac
Our goal is to work with Souvankham and the Scarborough community to bring this immigrant story from page to screen. Join us on our journey.