Howard A. Rodman is a screenwriter, novelist, and educator. He is the Vice President of the Writers Guild of America, West; professor and former chair of the writing division at the USC School of Cinematic Arts; an artistic director of the Sundance Institute Screenwriting Labs; a member of the executive committee of the Writers Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; and a fellow of the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities. His films include SAVAGE GRACE, starring Julianne Moore, - official selection Cannes Film Festival in 2007 - and AUGUST, with Josh Hartnett, Rip Torn, and David Bowie.