KATLANDIA – 2 PAWS UP DOWN UNDER!
October 8, 2025
Byron Bay International Film Festival (AU) Selects KATLANDIA! After discovering 20,000 ways not to write Katlandia, I finally found the one way that works —
I’m Richard Oshen — screenwriter, children’s book author, and storyteller. I write family screenplays and children’s books about brave underdogs, unlikely heroes, and the kind of adventures that make kids lean forward and parents reach for the tissues.
I’ve spent a lifetime in entertainment — from lighting stages for Aerosmith to shooting for MTV and HBO to working on films like This Is Spinal Tap. Now I write from a cabin in the San Bernardino Mountains, turning all of it into stories.
I’m passionate about the process of taking an unmanifest vision in my mind and writing it into existence. A well-written screenplay reads like a stream of consciousness unfolding like a dream, where the dreamer is at once the observer of the dream and the protagonist. I love that.
My stories spark a deeper conversation between children and their parents, creating a deeper bond.
Whenever I write a story, there’s always a soundtrack in my head playing as I visualize scenes. Some musical ideas are motivated by specific moments within a scene while other times it’s just me exploring different themes.
Byron Bay International Film Festival (AU) Selects KATLANDIA! After discovering 20,000 ways not to write Katlandia, I finally found the one way that works —
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