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EMMA AIKMAN
WRITER - DIRECTOR


SLAP-STICKING IT TO THE HETEROPATRIARCHY
As a closeted high schooler, I was thrilled when there was finally a lesbian character on one of my favorite TV shows... The Walking...
Apr 26, 2021


That's a wrap on Wendy!
In my final meeting with Wendy, she imparted some networking wisdom unto me! When asked about the route to securing a writer’s assistant...
Apr 25, 2021


*female* victims unit
In the midst of a large rewrite on her current script for FBI: Most Wanted, Wendy had lots to update me on! We discussed the Casting...
Apr 22, 2021


noted, queen!
This week Wendy read (and listened!) to my most recent short film - a comedy musical - The Devil in Drag. When a jealous drag queen (Eva...
Mar 20, 2021


"The Room" (and no, not the tommy wiseau one)
“Every writer's room is its own city,” said my mentor, Wendy West. The dynamics, the process, the style, and the showrunner, are all...
Mar 10, 2021


The (Severed) "Foot in the Door"
“If there isn’t a dead body, I don’t want anything to do with it,” said my mentor Wendy West. Wendy West’s credits include the...
Mar 4, 2021


Webinar & Chill
I’m only slightly embarrassed to say that no television show has influenced my sense of humor and creative work as much as SpongeBob...
Feb 13, 2021


Foreplay Is For Sissies: Queer Theorizing "But I'm A Cheerleader"
The 1999 film, But I’m a Cheerleader (Dir. Jamie Babbit), follows Megan (Natasha Lyonne) on her journey at “True Directions,” a...
Feb 9, 2021


Artistic Vision
As a closeted high schooler, I was thrilled when there was finally a lesbian character on one of my favorite TV shows... The Walking...
Jan 31, 2021


I Just Can't Slate To Be A Director
“Practice the birthdays” became my motto this year in directing the live morning video announcements. Through this position, I learned...
Apr 20, 2017
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