Yes. Russell Cobb's 2005 story about Carlton Pearson, “Heretics,” was adapted into a movie, Come Sunday, which we produced with Endgame Entertainment for Netflix. It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as Carlton, along with Martin Sheen, Condola Rashad, Jason Segel, and Lakeith Stanfield. Joshua Marston directed, Marcus Hinchey wrote the screenplay. It premiered at Sundance in 2018.
Chris Higgins's story about cataplexy, “I've Fallen in Love and I Can't Get Up,” has been turned into a comedy, Ode to Joy,directed by Jason Winer and starring Martin Freeman and Morena Baccarin.
Susan Burton's melancholic essay about being trapped in an airport with her sister at Christmas was turned into a 2006 kids comedy Unaccompanied Minors.In 2012, Mike Birbliglia and Ira Glass co-wrote Sleepwalk With Me,based on a story that Mike told on the radio. Mike directed and starred in it. It won an audience award at Sundance and was released theatrically by IFC Films.
Usually we have anywhere from five to ten stories in development for film or TV.
