Jonah Mercer on Directing Actors and Finding Truth on Screen

Screenwriter Elias Reed has built his career around tense, character-driven stories. His latest film, The Glass Room, follows a journalist who becomes trapped inside a luxury apartment during a citywide blackout. Although the film is presented as a thriller, Reed says the real story is about guilt and responsibility. “Suspense only works when the audience […]

Nadia Blake on Building Characters That Stay With You

Screenwriter Elias Reed has built his career around tense, character-driven stories. His latest film, The Glass Room, follows a journalist who becomes trapped inside a luxury apartment during a citywide blackout. Although the film is presented as a thriller, Reed says the real story is about guilt and responsibility. “Suspense only works when the audience […]

Elias Reed on Writing Suspense Without Losing the Human Story

Screenwriter Elias Reed has built his career around tense, character-driven stories. His latest film, The Glass Room, follows a journalist who becomes trapped inside a luxury apartment during a citywide blackout. Although the film is presented as a thriller, Reed says the real story is about guilt and responsibility. “Suspense only works when the audience […]