Events upcoming
September 6, 2026 , 12:00 PM
FROM ESSAY TO SCREENPLAY: ADAPTING PERSONAL IP FOR FILM
Join Maryam Mir for a virtual masterclass that explores the foundations of adapting a narrative piece for the screen, helping participants identify the cinematic potential within their existing written work.
November 15, 2026 , 12:00 PM
WRITING THE SHORT FILM: A SIX WEEK SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP
This six-week, virtual workshop led by former Open City fellow Maryam Mir is designed for writers and filmmakers developing original short films!
Events upcoming
September 6, 2026 , 12:00 PM
FROM ESSAY TO SCREENPLAY: ADAPTING PERSONAL IP FOR FILM
Join Maryam Mir for a virtual masterclass that explores the foundations of adapting a narrative piece for the screen, helping participants identify the cinematic potential within their existing written work.
November 15, 2026 , 12:00 PM
WRITING THE SHORT FILM: A SIX WEEK SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP
This six-week, virtual workshop led by former Open City fellow Maryam Mir is designed for writers and filmmakers developing original short films!
Must Watch events videos
Our Existence is a Rebellion
Organized and curated by Sham-e-Ali Nayeem
In Celebration of Disorientation
With Elaine Hsieh Chou & Sabrina Imbler
Martial Law at 50: To Remember is to Resist
Curated by 2022 Open City Fellow Vina Orden
Remember To Return
A reading and fundraiser for Palestine
Must Read
Poetry
there is no god but the God you can call with a bruised mouth
Poetry
Lumuwas ika o magraan dagos |
Get out of the ring, or you’ll die in pain
Reportage
Syrians in New York weigh the decision to stay in the U.S. or return home.
Reportage
How Asian American farmers in Michigan are finding success with alternative food systems
Poetry
It’s no wonder / that so very few / survive / the experience of being / cast out / into the blinding light.
Marginalia
Writers share the books they have turned to when imagining a world without without cages
Interviews
An interview with Kanya D’Almeida, the cowriter of Russell “Maroon” Shoatz's memoir.
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