'After the Hunt' Writer Nora Garrett Was Working in AI and Stressing About Her Career - Then, She Sold Her First Script for Luca Guadagnino to Direct

"She wrote her first script in 2022, sold it to Imagine Entertainment in January 2023, saw director Luca Guadagnino sign on to direct just three months later, followed by the addition of major cast members like Julia Roberts, and the project went into production by June 2023. In August 2025, it premiered at Venice. In September, it opened the New York Film Festival."

"Garrett paid her dues, first as a trained actress, then as a personal assistant to all manner of big stars (Rosamund Pike and Natasha Lyonne, to name a few), and then as a data analyst training AI for Meta (no, she is not a fan of AI, full stop). All those experiences helped inform Garrett's script, which follows Roberts as Yale philosophy professor Alma Imhoff, whose entire life is upended (just before she's set to make tenure!)."

Nora Garrett wrote her first screenplay in 2022 and quickly sold it, leading to rapid attachment of a high-profile director and cast and swift production. The film premiered at Venice in August 2025 and opened the New York Film Festival in September before its theatrical release. Garrett's background includes training as an actress, work as a personal assistant for notable actors, and later work as a data analyst training AI at Meta, experiences that influenced the screenplay. The story centers on Yale philosophy professor Alma Imhoff, whose life unravels when a student accuses a colleague and close friend of a horrific act.

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