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Gabriel Theis
@gabrieltheis.com
Dir. of Digital Mktg for Roadmap Writers. Writer/Director of THE CURSE OF PROFESSOR ZARDONICUS. Bylines @Fangoria, @Polygon, @DreadCentral. Repped at Industry Ent
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I'm sharing some of my recent publications on this site.

For @polygon.com, I wrote about the relationship I had with the films of Tim Burton as an autistic child, the neurodivergent coding of his movies, and how they elevate those with disabilities ⬇️

www.polygon.com/opinion/4504...
Tim Burton is still my neurodivergent safety blanket
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice brings back the Tim Burton I needed as an autistic kid — the one who let me see myself onscreen
www.polygon.com
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The first episode of our podcast is LIVE! 🎙️

Our hosts @gabrieltheis.com, @journeymangt.bsky.social and Nicole Betz interviewed Roy Hsu, who's producing his directorial debut with a producing team he met through Roadmap!

YouTube: youtu.be/yv98H8jrvvo

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0g4I...
November 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Also once again ARCHIVE YOUR WORK!!

The internet is not as permanent as you think, especially when it comes to your writing. PrintFriendlyPDF is a free Chrome extension that makes archiving super easy!
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Our Q&A is happening TONIGHT! ✨

Come hang out with us and ask about the industry, networking, and all things writing.

You can submit questions in advance here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
To launch our official podcast on November 18th, we wanted to do something special here at Roadmap 😍

So we want to invite you to an AMA-style Livestream Q&A hosted on our YouTube channel on November 17th @ 5:30 p.m. PST!

#RoadmapWriters #Livestream #AMA #scriptsky
November 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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It's been a while since we've done this...

Let’s do a #FirstPageFriday!!

Share the first page of your current WIP with us 😍

#scriptsky
a person is writing in a book that says " palace to share the prisoners "
ALT: a person is writing in a book that says " palace to share the prisoners "
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November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Uh, what?
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Felt compelled to share my Top 20 Films

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My Top 20
A list of 20 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Magnolia (1999), Eraserhead (1977), Shin Godzilla (2016) and The Funhouse (1981).
boxd.it
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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We're happy to announce the Human First Podcast, hosted by Gabriel Theis (@gabrieltheis.com), G.T. Cruz (@journeymangt.bsky.social) & Nicole Betz!🎙️

Catch the first episode on November 18th! Can you guess who our first guess will be???

#HumanFirst #Screenwriting #Podcast
November 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Celebrating Halloween with one of my most bullish takes

gabrieltheis.substack.com/p/tobe-hoope...
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Happy Indie Bookstore Day!

Use this post to give a shout-out to your favorite indie bookstore ❤️

We shared some of our favorites here: www.roadmapwriters.com/blog/roadmap...
April 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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We deserved some good news!
April 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Let the powerful words of Director David Lynch be your guide this weekend 💙

#scriptsky
March 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Jacobin's brain-rot film takes are going to turn me into a Republican

jacobin.com/2025/03/blac...
Black Bag: Not Much to See Here
Black Bag is being hailed by critics as highly sophisticated cinematic fare — rather than an unambitious rush job by a talented director eager to move on to his next, similarly unsatisfying project.
jacobin.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Gonna have one of the more important phone calls of my career tomorrow so 🤞 good vibes 🤞 pretty pls
March 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
When I see a harsh but clever one-liner review of my movie on Letterboxd
February 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Here are my thoughts on Steven Souderbergh's minimalist and affecting Haunted House movie, PRESENCE
#horrorsky

youtu.be/FrpTBfCnEHc
Go See Presence. Please.
YouTube video by That Bad Media
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February 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Horror Is, And Always Will Be, Political
February 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Anybody want to hop on a podcast and talk about Steven Soderbergh's PRESENCE? Been dying to chat about it #horrorsky
February 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Turned my procrastination into content #scriptsky

youtu.be/xMij57Q6G30
You Should Be Writing Right Now
YouTube video by That Bad Media
youtu.be
February 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I absolutely need to know what this man thought of Emilia Perez
January 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Any screenwriters' groups out there for a lonely genre writer out here on the East Coast?
January 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Big congratulations Paul for signing with CT Media who he met through our Top Tier Program!!
January 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Sebastian Stan got in for The Apprentice! The Resistance is alive
January 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we are offering 20% off site-wide!

⭐ The sale ends TONIGHT at 11:59pm PT! ⭐
January 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This is just like when Trump put his name on those stimulus checks
January 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM