Suggests: The Art of Adaptation with Writer/Director Marielle Heller (NIGHTBITCH)

Marielle Heller is known for bringing complex characters based on real people to the big screen. Her highly lauded directorial debut, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, was developed in the Sundance Screenwriting and Directing Labs. It went on to premiere at the 2015 Sundance film festival and won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature as well as a DGA nomination for First Time Feature Film. She followed this up with A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and Can You Ever Forgive Me, which was nominated for three Academy awards. Heller’s production company, Defiant by Nature, is focused on telling stories that uplift, inspire, and entertain while simultaneously shining a light on women and non-binary creators.

Heller’s most recent film, Nightbitch, which she wrote and directed, is her first adaptation of a work of fiction - Rachel Yoder’s acclaimed debut novel of the same name. Starring Amy Adams, Nightbitch…