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Chosen by her peers as one of the five best films produced over the past year, Reel Works is proud to introduce this remarkable film and young filmmaker as a nominee for The 2023 F. John Outcalt Award for Outstanding Filmmaking.
When You Miss Me, I’m Gone: In this short narrative film, two sisters are forced to mend their grievances over drug addiction and co-dependency when it’s revealed that one of them is moving away.
I’m so proud of Nylla and this film. More to come!
Production has begun on an animated project with my friends and collaborators at Golden Brown Enterprizes. More to follow in the coming months.
Image from Golden Brown Enterprizes’ Riptide Rhapsody (2016)
Nylla’s film is available to view!
Thank you, Reel Works, for letting me mentor the talented Nylla Garraway through her debut film. Above all, thank you Nylla. You put your heart into this and made all the hard work a joy. It’s been an honor to have earned your trust and watch you grow your artistry.
Please join us for Chelsea Repertory’s Summerfest ‘22! You will be treated to many of the plays workshopped in the past year at the Playwright Lab, as well as some new entries from others in the Chelsea Rep family. Tickets can be found at The Acting Studio Box Office.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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