Screenwriting

Jean is based in LA, San Diego, and South Africa, where she has unshakable roots and often returns. She lived and studied in KwaZulu-Natal, coming of age politically and personally there. Her fiery relationship with her mother, South Africa’s miraculous complexity, and the international perspective gained surviving as a maid (among other things) aged 17-19…

Christine is an award-winning Native Hawaiian screenwriter and filmmaker whose work is dedicated to exploring indigenous narratives and the enduring impact of colonization on Indigenous peoples. With over 25 years in the industry, her writing is driven by a mission to reclaim family histories and dismantle cultural stereotypes. Her notable writing and producing credits include The…

“I am a Black and Jewish queer woman who was born in Israel and grew up (from the age of six) in Philadelphia. When I was 12, my parents – dad was a Black civil rights administrator; mom was an Israeli artist – separated after experiencing years of discrimination as an interracial couple. This, along…

Misa, a native Harlem, New Yorker, is a writer, producer, filmmaker, educator, and cultural anthropologist. Her research interests broadly focus on the relationships between visual culture, race, space, place, memory, and social justice, which she popularly writes about in such publications as The Little Book of Big Visions: How to be an Artist and Revolutionize…

Alix (Alexandra) Marello holds a Master’s degree in Screenwriting from the University of Southern California and a BA in English from Skidmore College. She is currently in development with two short films that are going into production with an Oscar-winning producer later this year.  While at USC, she received an academic mentorship with Celine Song,…

Sara Tardiff is a journalist and screenwriter based in Los Angeles, originally from Western Massachusetts. She has written for The New York Times, Vogue, The Atlantic, and more, and was previously on staff at Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, and Teen Vogue. Her first feature film is currently in pre-production with LuckyChap Entertainment. She received her BFA…

Jessica Mosher is a Canadian actor and award-winning writer based in New York City. In 2023, her short screenplay “Good Evening, Marshall (Good Evening, Geraldine)” won the prestigious Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition and, in 2024, her short screenplay “Routine Procedure” was named a semifinalist in that same competition. She has been recognized as a…

Peter Wallace is the author of two novels and numerous short stories. He was Chair of the Theater Program at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts and The New School in New York for many years. He directed theater in New York and all around the country. He has also taught and directed at a number…