MyTrueStory

We believe in the power of stories to change the world and connect us to one another.We are storytellers: Hollywood producers, writers, and filmmakers and we are looking for the next great true story to develop into film or television.

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt marveled how splendid it was “that for just 15 cents, an American can go to a movie and look at the smiling face of a baby and forget his troubles,” according to an American Film Institute history.

Come read about Shirley temple, iconic child star who passed away at 85, having starred in over 40 films by age 12 http://mytruestory.com/story/252 

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You know, you first dread the prospect of working with her, then you sort of begrudgingly begin to respect her, then you outright respect her and her incredible work ethic. You know, she’s inexhaustible, she’s tough-minded, and then you come to actually start to like her, and you just can’t believe it, but you actually like this person, and she’s charming and she’s funny and she’s interesting and she’s inquisitive and she’s engaging.

An unnamed source within Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates's inner circle about "traversing the 'stages of Hillary' [Clinton]." http://mytruestory.com/story/251

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I'd black out and then snap back awake in no discernible pattern.

David Stuart MacLean in an article about his struggle with amnesia by Meehan Crist for the LA Times. http://mytruestory.com/story/250

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Arthur was the Walt Disney of stop-motion animation. He was a great influence on the Tim Burton films and even more so on Pixar.

Come read about Arthur Rankin, the Walt Disney of stop-motion animation, who passed away yesterday at age 89. http://mytruestory.com/story/249

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Come read about artist Margaret Keane who painted the signature large-eyed waifs while her husband took the credit. http://mytruestory.com/story/248

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Come read about Max Perkins, an editor as noteworthy as his authors http://mytruestory.com/story/247

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In 1820, a whaling ship was preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home. http://mytruestory.com/story/246

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You might not know me, but I’m famous. Don’t feel bad. Until recently, I didn’t know I was famous either, and most days, even now, it’s hard to tell.

David Gordon, about his new-found fame in Japan.

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I changed my mind when I changed my heart.

Jack Tuell passed away but changed minds about his church's beliefs on gay ordination and marriage. http://mytruestory.com/story/244

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A young woman, lured to North Dakota for a truck-driving job in the oil industry, shares her agonizing existence in an isolated boomtown. http://mytruestory.com/story/243

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Derrick Coleman of the Seattle Seahawks is the NFL's first deaf offensive player and inspiration on and off the field http://mytruestory.com/story/242

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Come read about Ryan Ferguson who, upon his release from jail as an innocent man, decided to help the man who put him behind bars. http://mytruestory.com/story/241

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"On April 29, 2012, I put on a suit and tie and took the No. 3 subway line to the Junius Avenue stop in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Brownsville. At the time, the blocks around this stop were a well-known battleground in the stop-and-frisk wars: Police had stopped 14,000 residents 52,000 times in four years. I figured this frequency would increase my chances of getting to see the system in action, but I faced a significant hurdle: Though I’ve spent years living and working in neighborhoods like Brownsville, as a white professional, the police have never eyed me suspiciously or stopped me for routine questioning. I would have to do something creative to get their attention."

A prosecutor gets himself arrested to have a look into the dark side of the American justice system. http://mytruestory.com/story/240 

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"Being around so many innovative people really rubs off on you. I've always had this entrepreneurial spirit. I just used it in the wrong ways."

Come read about a high-tech program that teaches prisoners about technology, then gives them paid internships upon release! http://mytruestory.com/story/239 

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Come read about the infamous criminal who told the tale of his famous crime while on the lam in Brazil! http://mytruestory.com/story/238

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An online vigilante helped expose the cover-up of the Steubenville rape case. Now he faces more jail time than the convicted rapists. http://mytruestory.com/story/237

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Read about James Angleton, the brilliant and controversial former head of the CIA's counterintelligence office! http://mytruestory.com/story/236