THE SALESMAN (2016)
While both participating in a production of “Death of a Salesman,” a teacher’s wife is assaulted in her new home, which leaves him determined to find the perpetrator over his wife’s traumatized objections.
LOVING (2016)
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court.
MOONLIGHT (2016)
A chronicle of the childhood, adolescence and burgeoning adulthood of a young black man growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.
BLACK MIRROR
A television anthology series that shows the dark side of life and technology.
20TH CENTURY WOMEN (2016)
The story of three women who explore love and freedom in Southern California during the late 1970s.
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (2016)
An uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy’s father dies.
LA LA LAND (2016)
A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles.
HIDDEN FIGURES (2016)
The story of a team of African-American women mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space program.
Flashbacks: The Question Is “Why?”
Robert McKee explores the many questions raised by the flashback and when to use it.
Should the Inciting Incident Evoke Only One Major Dramatic Question?
Robert McKee explores the many questions raised by the inciting incident.
How Can a Character’s Destiny Be Compatible with Free Will?
Robert McKee explains how the difference between free will and destiny depends on your vantage point.