Script Club: THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
About this Live Online Event
Are you interested in meeting other Sundance Collab members in a casual, moderated space? Join Sundance Collab for Script Club, a virtual event series designed to spark conversations with screenwriters, filmmakers, and cinephiles from across the world.
For our June Script Club, we will be celebrating Pride Month by revisiting the award-winning screenplay for The Kids are All Right, written by Lisa Chodolenko and Stuart Blumberg. Directed by Lisa Cholodenko, this heartfelt comedy-drama premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, went on to win the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay.
To prepare for this event, we recommend that you first read the script then watch the film, in addition to reading our Script Club: The Kids Are All Right Resource Guide. Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate this modern classic’s 15th anniversary, connect with fellow creatives, and celebrate storytelling that matters.
How Script Club Works:
- Read the script in advance, watch the film if you can, then join us on Zoom for a lively discussion led by one of Sundance Collab’s Community Leaders.
- The event will last approximately two hours and will start off with a moderated conversation and Q&A with special guest, writer and director Lisa Cholodenko.
- We'll watch clips from the film, then break into interactive groups led by a Sundance Collab Community Leader to swap insights, questions, and creative takeaways from both the script and the film.
- We encourage you to join our Community Forum on Discord to get prompts ahead of the event and continue the discussion with your peers afterward.
Don't forget to download the Script Club: The Kids Are All Right Resource Guide!
Live event registration for Script Club Events is free of charge. This event will be recorded for archival only and will not be posted to the Video Library or emailed to registered participants. A free Sundance Collab account and advanced registration are required in order to receive the Zoom link for the event. You can attend as many events as you like as long as you abide by our Community Agreement.
If you would benefit from an accommodation to fully participate in this event, please complete this form, contact us at (435) 776-7790 , or email us at accessibility@sundance.org to discuss your specific needs. Every effort will be made to accommodate advance requests; requests made within 5 days of the event may not be guaranteed.
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Lisa Cholodenko
Lisa Cholodenko is an Academy Award–nominated filmmaker and a graduate of Columbia University’s MFA program in film. Her debut feature, HIGH ART, won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival, screened at the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes, and earned several Independent Spirit Award nominations. She followed with LAUREL CANYON (2002), starring Frances McDormand and Christian Bale, which premiered at Cannes in the Directors’ Fortnight. Cholodenko’s best-known film, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (2010), was a critical and commercial breakthrough. It received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, and won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
In television, Cholodenko directed the acclaimed HBO limited series OLIVE KITTERIDGE, starring Frances McDormand, which won eight Emmy Awards including Outstanding Directing for Cholodenko—and the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award for Directing. She also directed and executive-produced Netflix’s UNBELIEABLE, a sharp, compassionate portrayal of a real-life sexual assault investigation, which won the Peabody Award. Most recently, she executive-produced and directed Hulu’s THE GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE, starring Elle Fanning.
Beyond her directing work, Cholodenko has served as an advisor at the Sundance Institute’s International Film Labs, mentoring emerging filmmakers from Latin America and Southern Europe. She is currently adapting Joan Didion’s THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING for HBO and developing additional projects for film and television. A native Angeleno, Cholodenko divides her time between Los Angeles and New York.
KD Daza
KD Daza is an executive, producer, and writer dedicated to future-minded storytelling. As the leader of Punctuate Studio, she works at the intersection of entertainment, innovation, and education. She has contributed to projects for Netflix, Warner Bros., Disney, Sony, Cartoon Network, Hi-Rez Studios, and more.
Punctuate empowers film and television professionals to navigate rapid industry transformation. The studio specializes in creative resilience frameworks and the ethical adoption of emerging technologies, including AI, XR, virtual production, gamification, and interactive storytelling.
Through the Sundance Institute, Daza serves as the creative technology advisor for Sundance Collab and the Story Forum program producer for the Sundance Film Festival. She also teaches filmmaking courses and hosts story development events, including the popular Sundance Collab Script Club.
Daza has navigated a robust career as an artist, researcher, and entrepreneur. She has successfully founded and sold two companies — an award-winning digital strategy studio and an edtech media platform — and generated millions of media impressions for her creative works.