Nylla’s short, made in conjunction with Reel Works, has wrapped production. I have been honored to mentor Nylla through the writing and production process.
On to the edit…
Ky Laurene and Ravin Patterson of The Acting Studio NY.
TV Pilot Script "Circle K" enters Coverfly's Red List!
Circle K has landed on Coverfly’s Red List in the Top 20 Comedy Television (One-Hour) category! It is an honor to be accepted into the Red List and it’s thrilling to see this quirky action comedy join the database.
Coverfly is the industry's largest screenwriter talent-discovery platform, connecting emerging screenwriters with literary managers, agents, producers and development executives. The Red List is Coverfly’s leaderboard of the 20 highest scoring projects in their database.
More updates to come!
TV Pilot Script completed
Four years after this project started as an impromptu writing exercise, Circle K now has a complete TV pilot script. I finished the final draft while feeding Jim and took this picture to commemorate it. If you’d like to read the pilot or read the full season synopsis, please contact me.
A New Role at The Chelsea Repertory's Playwright Lab
I am proud to announce that I will be collaborating with The Chelsea Rep Lab as a facilitator for their Playwright Lab!
I will be working with Broadway playwright Jeremy Karaken (The Lifespan of a Fact), Chelsea Rep Lab associate director John Grabowski, and fellow facilitator Mary Workman to bring work-in-progress plays to life at our new location near Herald Square.
Do you have a play that is ready for a reading and constructive criticism? Please submit to me via the contact form.
Mentoring filmmaker Nylla Garraway at Reel Works
This year I’ll be mentoring Nylla Garraway through the Reel Works NYC After School Program. Reel Works mentors, inspires, and empowers underserved NYC youth to share their stories through filmmaking, creating a springboard to successful careers in media and beyond. Partners include the Paramount Network, Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix and more. More to come!
Joining Reel Works as a mentor
I am excited to join the Reel Works team as a mentor for a young filmmaker. During the next 6 months I will be paired up with a young filmmaker, and help them develop their film from start to finish. The film will premiere at the end of the season at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). Hope to see you there!
Here’s some more information about Reel Works:
Reel Works mentors, inspires, and empowers underserved NYC youth to share their stories through filmmaking, creating a springboard to successful careers in media and beyond. Reel Works matches teens 1:1 with professional filmmaker mentors to tell their stories and have their voices heard. It’s a powerful combination that changes young lives and creates films that have been seen by tens of millions of viewers worldwide.
A new member of our family!
Beth and I are overjoyed to welcome Jim into the world!
Presenting Godard's Notre Musique
"Humane people don't start wars, they start libraries."
This Wednesday, September 1st at 7 pm, I will be presenting Jean-Luc Godard’s Notre Musique at Woodbine, an experimental hub in Ridgewood, Queens.
See details and RSVP below.
In Notre Musique, Godard investigates the aftermath of war atrocities and genocide in three chapters: Hell, Purgatory and Paradise.
Notre Musique begins in the aftermath of Sarajevo, and moves to an investigation of the reaction shot. When atrocities occur, whose reaction do we seek? How does this reaction shot create the story surrounding the atrocity? The Palestinian - Israeli conflict and the genocide of the indigenous people of America become focal points with the appearances of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish (playing himself), Leticia Gutiérrez, and George Aguilar.
Notre Musique references thinkers & artists ranging from Hannah Arendt to Dostoevsky to Howard Hawks to Emmanuel Levinas. We will have a lively discussion afterwards, working to recognize and connect all the thoughts in the vast canvas of Notre Musique.
Please join us and RSVP here.
Facebook Live Interview — March 29 3pm for Judas & Casa de Paz documentary
Join us on Facebook live for an interview about with Transformations CDC leader, Nancy Sullivan. We will discuss Judas, its counterpart documentary, Inside Judas: Casa de Paz and immigration reform this Monday, March 29th at 3pm.
