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Story Summit Live Interviews Academy Motion Pictures of Arts and Sciences President

It’s Magic Time with Hawk Koch and Molly Jordan on May 28th at 8pm EDT !

David Paul Kirkpatrick
4 min readMay 18, 2020

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I am honored that Hawk Koch, the former President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will be our interview on the Story Summit Live Channel on May 28, 2020 at 8 pm EDT. Hawk will be joined by Molly Jordan, a Jungian analyst, and the co-author of their new book, Magic Time: My Life in Hollywood. Space is limited, so please register for your free ticket here or at the end of this article.

I absolutely loved the book, Magic Time: My Life in Hollywood, discovering both insight and humor in it’s pages. I also adored the audio book that is approximately 8 hours in listening length. I have to admit, I binge-listened to the audio book in less than 2 days. It was so damn entertaining!

Director Mike Nichols told me that “storytelling is all about putting the emphasis on the story in the right place.” In the audio book, Hawk knows exactly where he’s taking the listener and proves to be a natural storyteller. With his timbered yet vulnerable voice, Hawk weaves a helluva tale that sparkles with his impersonations of such luminaries as Roman Polanski, Jack Nicholson, Robert Evans, and Robert DeNiro. It’s a hoot but it’s also…

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David Paul Kirkpatrick
David Paul Kirkpatrick

Written by David Paul Kirkpatrick

Founder of Story Summit & MIT Center for Future Storytelling, Pres of Paramount Film Group, Production Chief of Disney Studios, optimist, author and teacher.

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