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.

  • Writer

    Screenwriting, Ghostwriting & Story Consultation

  • Producer

    Social Justice Documentary & Independent Film

  • Witch Stuff

    Personal & Project Coaching, Lifelong Educator