An interview with screenwriters Kristin Ilagan and Patrick Mediate

Written By Lauren Taglienti

Screenwriting team Kristin Ilagan and Patrick Mediate discuss their award-winning screenplay Soul Passage and how their best friendship influences their writing process, the research they had to do to write Soul Passage, their inspiration for the screenplay, and how real-life stories of Haitian Voodoo and Zombification have shaped Soul Passage.

“I think we used universal emotion and universal feelings to really breathe life into that character and make him loving and have heart. I think all of those traits in a character transcend everything.”
— Patrick Mediate
Kristin Ilagan and Patrick Mediate

Kristin Ilagan and Patrick Mediate

Lauren Taglienti

Lauren Taglienti is an award-winning writer of numerous published pieces who has worked on several indie and short films. She enjoys exploring the line between fantasy and reality in her short stories, personal essays, and articles. Her favorite movie is Mr. Nobody. Lauren is passionate about health and wellness, self-improvement, and spreading the message of empathy and kindness through creativity. She is an undergraduate student studying creative writing and English at Stony Brook University and is very happy to be working as Hangover Lounge's Communications Coordinator and Contributor.


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