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Allison Theveny – 2020 Short Finalist

Allison Theveny – 2020 Short Finalist

When Allison’s undergraduate scriptwriting professor proclaimed that all characters, indeed all human beings, are governed by fear and shame, her spirit revolted. That vision—both for humanity and for art—could not, would not hold true, she told herself, even as, deep...
Kristian Mercado Figueroa – 2020 Short Finalist

Kristian Mercado Figueroa – 2020 Short Finalist

Kristian Mercado Figueroa is a Puerto Rican filmmaker living in Spanish Harlem whose music-driven short film “Pa’lante” won the SXSW Jury Award 2019. Winner at SLAMDANCE for screenwriting 2020. Kris also directed Comedy Specials coming to Netflix for Hannibal Buress...
Laurel Kulow – 2020 Short Finalist

Laurel Kulow – 2020 Short Finalist

This script is based on my personal experience. When I was 24, I realized that years before I had been sexually assaulted by my gynecologist. I spent the next year processing all the emotions I had suppressed because of that. Without intending to, this script became a...
Oliver Giles – 2020 Short Finalist

Oliver Giles – 2020 Short Finalist

My name is Oliver Giles. I am a screenwriter based in London in the UK. Not all those who wander are lost. This is something writer J.R.R Tolkien once wrote. For many of my early writing experiences, this is exactly what I found myself doing, wandering from idea to...
Ariel Sobel – 2019 Feature Winner

Ariel Sobel – 2019 Feature Winner

About Ariel Sobel Sometimes it takes losing everything to find your voice. I am a screenwriter, journalist, and TEDx talker who tells coming-of-age stories about just that. Raised by the only single mom in a small town on Long Island in the early 2000s, my childhood...