Screenwriter ⚡️ Energy Witch ⚡️ Hypeman ⚡️
Anne Sobel
Storytelling done with joyful adventure and a good bit of mischief.
I thrive on stretching my stories, my collaborators, and myself.
CREATION IS AN ADVENTURE -
Whether ghostwriting the history of modern warfare in Ukraine for an oligarch, learning to roller skate dance on Chicago's Southside for a film, or teaching cinematography in Qatar, I spent the past twenty years getting out of my comfort zone. I can't help but take up a challenge.
Recently, I tackled my greatest challenge yet: writing The Exchange, a Netflix hit series in the Middle East and beyond.
Through these experiences, I learned how to leap into the unknown with equal measures of humility and aplomb.
- AND THE BEST ADVENTURES STRETCH US,
We don't travel, explore, invent, and create to stay the same. We do it because we dream of going further. That’s why I don't like hanging out in the status quo or making things I’ve seen before.
My work is a love letter to my younger self. I write the stories I wish I had growing up. But it's also a love letter to anyone whose stories have been excluded, distorted, or trivialized. (Because I also want to write the stories they wish they had growing up.)
Daring to go further has led me to work with high-profile organizations and clients such as Kartemquin Films, Image Nation, the BBC, and Northwestern University in Qatar.
In addition, documentaries I produced have been nominated for Emmys and premiered on national television and Opening Night at Sundance.
In other words, I know a good story when I see one, and I know how to draw a crowd.
SO LET'S TAKE THE LEAP.
If you have a project that’s burning inside you, reach out. I’m always happy to discuss project collaborations and my creative coaching practice.
Learn more about my work.
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Writer
Screenwriting, Ghostwriting & Story Consultation
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Producer
Social Justice Documentary & Independent Film
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Witch Stuff
Personal & Project Coaching, Lifelong Educator