In 2015 , Berloff co-wrote the screenplay for the biographical drama '' Straight Outta Compton , '' directed by F. Gary Gray , which depicted the rise and fall of the popular rap group N.W.A. Berloff adapted the screenplay alongside of Jonathan Herman , from the story which was written by S. Leigh Savidge and Alan Wenkus . In an interview with '' Awards Daily '' , Berloff stated that she was hired to write the script in 2010 and upon being hired , began working closely with former N.W.A member Ice Cube and Tomica Woods-Wright , widow to deceased member Eazy-E . Berloff also described that once she was hired , her job was to " truly transform a script that mostly encompassed Eazy-E into something that represented the entire N.W.A. group . " She decided to approach the film as not just a film about a rap group but to incorporate all the societal issues in America at the time of the group 's prominence . Berloff described that one of the challenges she had to face was the issue of getting different accounts of the same story from multiple people . Despite this , Berloff managed to find common ground with each person and was able to tell the story in a beneficial way for everyone involved . '' Straight Outta Compton '' received positive reviews from critics and gained numerous award nominations for its screenplay . Berloff along with Jonathan Herman , S. Leigh Savidge and Alan Wenkus were all nominated for their work on the film ` s screenplay at the Satellite Awards , the Writers Guild of America Awards and at the 88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
Andrea Berloff