# Craig Brewer (Song Sung Blue)

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Podcast: [The Writers Panel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writers-panel-1063873)
Published: 2025-12-16T09:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/nerdistwriters/episodes/6938ad5d4f84d8410fd07d60
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## Resource

Writer/director Craig Brewer ( Song Sung Blue ; Hustle and Flow ; Dolemite Is My Name ) discusses making a narrative out of the Song Sung Blue documentary, how it's autobiographical, finding career inspiration in Amadeus, his writing process, "The Shelf," non-musical musicals, the beauty of "Save As," the Faustian bargain of making art, and lots more. Don't skip this one. THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing , where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.com SOCIALS: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bablacker/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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