'There's a real film scene in Chicago': airmovie screenwriter alexconvery inspired by suburban upbringing. AIRMovie BenAffleck AmazonStudios
Convery, on the other hand, longed for rides into Chicago so he could see Italian films at the Music Box Theatre.
"I told everyone I wanted to be a doctor growing up because I didn't know any better," he said with a laugh."But I was lucky to be exposed to the right things at the right time. There's a real film scene in Chicago, and I loved seeing movies there. "I know it sounds weird, but I wish I was five or 10 years older so I could've properly appreciated those times," he said."I was just a little kid. I didn't know any better."
Even without a film credit, Convery was far from unknown at the time. Two of his scripts landed on the Black List, which is an annual list of most-liked screenplays that haven't been produced.No matter how much people appreciated his writing, though, Convery knew it'd take a bit of luck to achieve success. He found it through Mandalay Pictures CEO Peter Guber, who was an executive producer on"The Last Dance" and loved Convery's script.
After attending a summer writing program at USC while he was in high school, Convery knew he wanted to be a screenwriter. During his first post-graduate years in Los Angeles, though, he endured"dues-paying jobs," including work selling online tutoring services.
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