Audio is one of the fastest growing formats in today’s storytelling landscape. In this live event recorded at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, you’ll hear from industry experts as they share insights on how to tap into the ever-expanding possibilities of this dynamic craft.


During this panel, you’ll hear from film and TV professionals about their experience transitioning to audio storytelling, including: John Mankewicz, creator of the audio drama The Big Fix starring Jon Hamm, and Blaine Morris, who wrote and directed four episodes of the horror anthology podcast Nocturno, hosted by Danny Trejo. They are joined by Joshua Poole, Director of Creative Development at Audible, who shares his experience helping to shape original audio content for Audible.


The panel is moderated by Glynn Pogue, Associate Director of Development at Audible. An award-winning writer herself, she is also the co-founder and co-host of Black Girls Texting, a podcast that highlights and celebrates the multiplicity of Black women’s identities.


Want to learn more about the craft of audio storytelling? Check out Sundance Collab’s Audio Storytelling Intensive: from Idea to Audience | Presented by Audible, an in-depth live online course designed to help you craft compelling narratives, develop soundscapes, and bring your unique stories to life. This application-based weekend intensive will be free to attend for those who are accepted. Apply by March 9, 2025.


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Glynn Pogue
Moderator
Glynn Pogue is Associate Director of Development at Audible, where she works with emerging and established creators and writers to develop original audio series. An award-winning writer and audio storyteller from Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, Glynn’s writing has been featured in Vogue, Travel + Leisure, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and National Geographic Traveler, among others. Named one of Brooklyn Magazine’s 30 Under 30, Glynn is a graduate of The New School’s MFA in Creative Writing program and a VONA Voices fellow. In addition to her work at Audible, she is the co-founder and co-host of BLACK GIRLS TEXTING, a podcast that highlights and celebrates the multiplicity of Black women’s identities. She is also the co-founder of Craft & Release, a global creative community that helps artists tell better stories and connect through monthly workshops, readings, and conversation series. more...
Blaine Morris
Blaine Morris is a queer Latina multihyphenate filmmaker creating female-driven and queer genre films. Prior to graduating from Columbia University, she acted on MTV's SKINS, MASTER OF NONE, and many more. She has directed, written, edited, and produced short films which premiered at Sundance, Sitges, Austin Film Festival, Outfest, won best horror at Nvision Festival and more. She wrote, produced and starred in the psychological thriller feature film DARK OBSESSION featuring Mena Suvari and Danielle Harris now on Tubi. Other features she has worked on include assisting Academy Award nominated writer/director Charles Shyer for Netflix’s THE NOEL DIARY, producing Kelley Kali's SPEAK LESS, co-producing on Ritesh Gupta's THE RED MASK,, and associate producing THE GROTTO, directed by Joanna Gleason, winner of Best Narrative First Feature at Heartland International Film Festival. more...
John Mankiewicz
John Mankiewicz is a screen and television writer whose most recent show is INTERROGATION starring Peter Sarsgaard and Kyle Gallner. A multiple Emmy nominee, Mankiewicz has served as an Executive Producer on HOUSE OF CARDS, BOSCH, and YOUR HONOR. A former journalist, he has contributed to Rolling Stone, Esquire and the New Yorker. Early in his career, he was a columnist for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner and played guitar with Kinky Friedman and the Shalom Retirement Village People. more...
Joshua Poole
Joshua Poole is Director of Creative Development at Audible, where he develops and produces original audio entertainment across fiction, non-fiction, comedy, and wellness genres. Recent notable releases produced by Poole include THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS WITH KENYA BARRIS & MALCOLM GLADWELL; THE BOAR'S NEST: SUE BREWER AND THE BIRTH OF OUTLAW COUNTRY MUSIC; and MORIARTY: THE SILENT ORDER, the newest addition to the Sherlock Holmes Universe. Prior to Audible, he worked in television and digital development, after starting his career in book publishing. He’s a graduate of Vassar College and Boston University. more...
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