Advisor Studio sessions feature intimate, moderated conversations with Sundance Advisors who are working artists and media industry professionals that contribute their expertise to the Collab community via courses, classes, office hours and events. In the Studio events, Advisors share field experiences and insights into their specific areas of craft, including writing, directing and producing for TV and film.

In this intimate conversation with award-winning filmmaker and professor of screenwriting at Columbia University, Trey Ellis (THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN, GOOD FENCES), Ellis guides us through how to build a storytelling toolbox. Your storytelling toolbox is a resource for techniques and strategies that will inspire your screenwriting process and strengthen your stories. Ellis shares effective practices for adapting material and his thoughts on channeling your emotions into your work.