Aaron Sorkin
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Why Alberto Alemanno recommends Aaron Sorkin
“Because he understood that the gap between democratic ideals and institutional reality is where drama lives, and because works like “The West Wing” and “The Newsroom” showed millions of people what genuine public-spirited argument could look like before they’d ever witnessed it in their actual institutions.”
American screenwriter, playwright and director born in 1961. His work places political deliberation, journalistic responsibility and the doubts of decision-makers at the centre of contemporary narrative: A Few Good Men (1992), The American President (1995), The West Wing (1999-2006, four Emmys), The Social Network (2010, Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay), Moneyball (2011), The Newsroom (2012-2014), Steve Jobs (2015), Molly's Game (2017, directorial debut), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (20
- Place
- Los Angeles, United States
- Recommended by
- Alberto Alemanno
- Collections
- Arts & Culture · Living Legends
