Proud to Announce Selected Participants for 2020 Stowe Story Labs Programs
Stowe Story Labs is thrilled to announce the admitted participants to our 2020 programming; this is our 8th year of offering labs, retreats, mentoring, and workshops to top emerging screenwriters and filmmakers.
The screenwriters and filmmakers listed below have been selected through a competitive application process to five distinct Stowe Story Labs programs: the May Stowe Writers’ Retreat, the June Stowe Narrative Lab, the August Sidewalk Narrative Lab, the September Stowe Writers’ Retreat, and the November Palm Springs Writers’ Retreat.
Given the COVID-19 crisis, obviously one or more of these programs are likely to be cancelled (2 have already been pushed to later in the year). Rather than wait to announce rosters for each program, we wanted to honor all of our invitees now, to bring some good news into this odd and difficult time.
Please join us in celebrating the accomplishment of these talented artists working to develop interesting stories. It is an incredible group of writers, filmmakers, and creative producers. We look forward to working with each of them.
Newly Admitted Stowe and Birmingham Lab Participants from 2020 Application Pool:
Amy Allen, Raleigh, North Carolina / OF SAINTS & SCHOLARS - Drama Feature
Harry Aspinwall, Brooklyn, New York / HENRIETTA - Horror Feature
Philip Atlakson, Boise, Idaho / THE ASCETIC OF LINCOLN COUNTY - Dramedy Feature
Katie Bancroft, Burlingame, California / MERCY - Drama TV
Galia Barkol and Noelle P. Wilson, New York City / DEEP YEARNING - Comedy Fantasy TV (Tangerine Entertainment Fellows)
Beanie Barnes, New York, New York / DOGFACE - Drama Feature (WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Fellow)
Gregory Beam, El Paso, Texas / INTO THE BLUE AGAIN - Psychological Fantasy Feature
Litza Bixler, Madison, Wisconsin and London, United Kingdom / CITY OF CLOUDS - Family Fantasy Feature (International Screenwriters’ Association Fellow)
Russell Blanchard and Ben Gouldthorpe, New Orleans, Louisiana / MONUMENT - Drama Feature
Ta’Mesha Blunt, Los Angeles, California / FLOWER IN THE WILD - Coming of Age Drama Feature
Kacy Boccumini, Los Angeles, California / CALLBACK - Thriller Feature
Peter Bohjalian, Stamford, Connecticut / OPPORTUNITY COSTS - Drama Feature
Anne Brashier, Los Angeles, California / DUGOUT - Dramedy Feature
Stacy Brewster, Portland, Oregon / GARGOYLES & DANDELIONS - Drama TV
Christopher Buxton, Canton, Cardiff, United Kingdom / A WALK ON PART IN THE WAR - Satire War Feature
Hansel Alexander Carter IV, North Port, Florida / SAMHAINOPHOBIA - Horror Feature (Champlain College Fellow)
Ayanna Redwood-Crawford, Brooklyn, New York / WORKING TITLES - Comedy Feature
John Darbonne, Corpus Christi, Texas / COMPANION - Horror Feature
G. DeAngelis, Williamsburg, Virginia / MUSCLE AND BARK - Family Feature
Maria D’Haene, Barre, Vermont / BROKEN - 1 hr TV (Development Grant Recipient and NewEnglandFilm.com Honorable Mention)
Theresa Drew, Randolph, Massachusetts / GIVE ME A REASON - Comedic Drama Feature (NewEnglandFilm.com Fellow)
Jennifer Dunn, Canton, Georgia / BIRDSONG - Drama TV
Jason Farley, Spokane, Washington / DANTE - Dramedy TV
Harrison Fowler, Athens, Tennessee / THE DAY THE SUN DIED - Thriller Feature
Lisa Franek, Los Angeles, California / REPUBLIC OF WINNECONNE - Comedy Feature
Jordan Friedberg, Brooklyn, New York / THE PROCESS - Dramedy TV
Miyako Fuqua, Los Angeles, California / SUBHUMAN - Thriller Feature
Taylor Gruenloh, Ofallon, Missouri / ADVERSE EFFECTS - Drama Feature
Peter Haig, Los Angeles, California / A WAR ON TERROR - Drama Thriller Feature
Wendy Halley, Northfield, Vermont / RAVEN’S DAUGHTER - Fantasy Drama TV
Kate Harrison and Fazila Kohl, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa / LEAVE TO REMAIN - Drama Feature
Heidi Hayward, Portland, Oregon / BUNNY - Dramedy Feature
Tonya Holloway, Cedar Hill, Texas / BILLIE - Dramedy Feature
Tina Field Howe, Waverly, New York / MINDSTRIKE - Thriller Sci-Fi Feature
Amen Igbinosun, Panorama City, California / QUEEN MOTHER - Fantasy TV (SAGindie Honorable Mention)
Vijay Ilankamban, Ann Arbor, Michigan / BROWN & YELLOW - Comedy Feature (PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Honorable Mention)
Bethany Jacobson, Brooklyn, New York / THE ELECTRIC VIRGIN - Magical Realist Feature
Emma Jay, Los Angeles, California / MARRIAGE ARRANGEMENT - Comedy TV
Lisa Jay, New York, New York / THE DOMOVOI - Horror Feature (Final Draft Fellow)
Joslyn Jensen, Van Nuys, California / SABERTOOTH - Horror Feature
La’Chris Jordan, Los Angeles, California / ROSES IN THE WATER - Military Drama Feature (Development Grant Recipient)
Zorinah Juan, Brooklyn, New York / THE THREAT OF JOY - Dramedy Feature
Laurie Kahn, Watertown, Massachusetts / THE MERCURY 13 - Historical Drama Feature
Gregory Kaplow, Los Angeles, California / HAVE A HEART - Thriller Feature
Nancy Kates, Berkeley, California / BOUND BY ICE - Drama Feature
Lyralen Kaye, Salem, Massachusetts / SAINT JOHN THE DIVINE IN IOWA - Dramedy LGBTQ Feature
Rachel Kempf, Los Angeles, California / DIRTY WORDS - Romantic Comedy Feature
Serena Kim, Pasadena, California / LUCY OF LUCY N - Drama TV
Nicole Le, San Diego, California / OCEAN MONSTER - 1 hr TV
Vinny Lopez, Brooklyn, New York / THE GREAT LEADER - Comedy TV (SAGindie Fellow)
Audrey Lorea, Brooklyn, New York / BLOOD DOG - Drama TV
Leslie Lyshkov, San Diego, California / DUMBEST GENERATION - Sci-Fi Comedy Feature
Rachel Marshall, Birmingham, Alabama / WHIPPERSNAPPERS - Dramedy Feature
Martha Mendenhall, Winston-Salem, North Carolina / THE FAIR UNKNOWN - Fantasy Feature
Denise Meyers, Mars Hill, North Carolina / LUCKY 13 - Drama Feature (Development Grant Recipient)
Masum Momaya, Gilberts, Illinois / THE STYLIST - Drama Feature
Chris and Michael Mul, Brooklyn, New York / FASTER THAN HORSES - Drama Feature
Scott Nabat, Sherman Oaks, California / DR. FRANKA - Horror Feature
Travis Neufeld, Saskatoon, Canada / THE TINWIFE - Sci-Fi TV
Skylar Patterson, Birmingham, Alabama / COMPULSION - Thriller Feature
Elena Perez, Los Angeles, California / UNDERTOW - Sci-Fi TV (PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Fellow)
Jane Peters, New York, New York / GROWING UP CRAZY - Coming of Age Drama Feature
Sarah Pirozek, Brooklyn, New York / ROCKAWAY - Dramedy TV
Elizabeth Quinn, Los Angeles, California / LOSER SAYS, “WHAT?” - Comedy TV
Walter Quinn, Hartford, Connecticut / THE BEER MULE - Dramedy Feature
Jenny Raftery, Burbank, California / QUEEN CAROLINE: THE INJURED - 1 hr TV
Emily Ray Reese, Oakland, California / NOT YOUR HERO - Magical Realism Feature (Development Grant Recipient)
Benjamin Reeves, Brooklyn, New York / KANE THE GUNSLINGER - Sci-Fi Feature
Richa Rudola, Brooklyn, New York / ONE ROSE - Sci-Fi Drama TV
Kerry Russell, Royal Oak, Michigan / THE COYOTE - Drama Thriller Feature (Development Grant Recipient)
Rosa Maria Santisteban, Lima, Peru / THE INDIGO PROJECT - 1 hr TV
Shruti Saran, Austin, Texas / FINDING SATOSHI - Drama TV
Samantha Shada, Loveland, Colorado / THE SONG OF THE LARK - Historical Drama Feature
Matthew Shafeek, New York, New York / GLITCH - Comedy TV
Allan Staples, Port Chester, New York / SO, A RABBI AND A COMEDIAN - Dramedy TV
Whitney Stewart, New Orleans, Louisiana / STEAL THE LIGHT - Drama Feature
Bradley Stryker, Vancouver, Canada / HIGH SCHOOL PTSD - Drama Thriller Feature
Estes Tarver, Raleigh, North Carolina / LETTING GO - Family Drama Feature
Heather Taylor, Forest Hills, New York / VAMPIRES ANONYMOUS - Supernatural Drama TV
Roland Tec, New York, New York / PEACE OF MIND - Drama TV
Elinor Teele, Gloucester, Massachusetts / THE SEAFARER - Drama Feature
Tamra Teig, Woodland Hills, California/ CHOKEPOINT - Drama Thriller Feature
Jacqueline Thornton, Los Angeles, California / SHINING STAR - Drama Feature (Tangerine Entertainment Honorable Mention)
Frankie Torcia, Davie, Florida / THE LOST PRINCE - Children’s Animated Feature (University of Vermont Fellow)
Jade Tremblay, Vancouver, Canada / INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR - Comedy TV
Erica Jacobs-Ware, Elk Grove, California / #BESTWORSTMOM - Comedy Feature
Oliver Warren, New York, New York / THREE DATES WITH BEN - Drama Feature
Craig T. Williams, New York, New York / HOW YA LIKE ME NOW - Drama TV
Newly Admitted Stowe and Palm Springs Retreat Participants from 2020 Application Pool:
Kendra Arimoto, Aptos, California / BEFORE I DISAPPEAR - Drama Feature (PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Honorable Mention)
Marcela Davison Avilés, Alamo, California / CHAPULTEPEC - Drama Feature
Anna Bierhaus, New York, New York / SMALL BOATS - Drama Feature
Mark Alan Bowes, Denver, Colorado / FRUIT FLY - Dramedy TV
Julia Campanelli, New York, New York / THE PAISLEY WITCH TRIAL - Horror TV
Sean Damer, Glasgow, Scotland / THE LUDLOW MASSACRE - Drama Feature
Danielle Evenson and Heather Huntington, Los Angeles, California / PILGRIMAGE - Dramedy TV
Lily Giannoni, Beacon, New York / SOLD OUT - Comedic Feature
Veronika Gribanova, Toronto, Canada / LATESLIP - Dramedy TV
Grace Hannoy, New York, New York / DEATH DEER - Thriller TV
Christina Hulen, Los Angeles, California / A GENTLEMAN OF GOOD HOPE - Historical Drama Feature (International Screenwriters’ Association Honorable Mention)
Kacey Johnson, Los Angeles, California / BACK TO THE HOOD - Dramedy TV (Development Grant Recipient)
Jodi Lustig, New York, New York / MAD HALEY - Comedy TV
Alexandra Mackey, Carlsbad, California / MAN EATERS - Drama TV
Elfi Martinez, Long Beach, California / THROW LIKE A GIRL #NOMERCY - Family TV
Dena McKinnon, Jacksonville, Florida / THE BEE BOY - Drama Horror Feature (Development Grant Recipient and Final Draft Honorable Mention)
Amy J. Moore, Ann Arbor, Michigan / LORATO - Romantic Comedy Feature
Alva Moore, Norfolk, Virginia / FINDING SUSAN - Drama Feature
Jennefer Russo, Orange, California / BABYKILLER - Thriller Feature
Amanda Samaroo, Parkland, Florida / UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT - Drama Feature
Layla Soileau, Austin, Texas / MOTHERLOAD - Drama TV (WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Honorable Mention)
Tatjana Soli, Monterey, California / THE REMOVES - Western Limited Series
Stephanie Stanley, Los Angeles, California / THE RADICAL - Biopic TV
Marni Sullivan, Burbank, California / SYVERTSEN’S COMPLEX - Drama Feature
Rachana Suri, St. Petersburg, Florida / DUKKHA - Docudrama Feature
Kim Turner, Mandeville, Louisiana / DINNER WITH THE QUEEN - Comedy Feature
C.C. Webster, Ossining, New York / LITTLE BUFFALO - Drama Feature
Maksym Zabolotnyi, Kyiv, Ukraine / NO PROBLEM - Drama Feature
Returning Alumni for all 2020 Programs:
Wendy Anderson, Los Angeles, California / STORYTIME - Fantasy Drama TV
Peter Andrews, Mahopac, New York / KURDS OF NASHVILLE - Drama TV
Michael Berlind, Glendale, California / TEMPORAL - Sci-Fi TV
Drew Boyd, Raleigh, North Carolina / MESCALERO - Western Drama Feature
Mugs Cahill, Santa Monica, California / WHEN NIAGARA FALLS - Drama Feature
Erika Campany, Reseda, California / TBD - Family Feature
Natasha Chee, Lafayette, California / PEARL + RED - Thriller Feature
Lisa Cole, Los Angeles, California / THE MOTHER LODE - Drama Feature
Laura Day, Chicago, Illinois / BLOOD, SWEAT & HEELS - Dark Comedy Short Series
Neal Dhand, Prague, Czech Republic / THE PIT - Horror Drama Feature
Yellowlees Douglas, Brooklyn, New York / HEIR APPARENT - Thriller TV
Karen Frank, Columbia Heights, Minnesota / BURIED - Drama Feature
Della Greenawalt, Yuma, Arizona / THE GATE - Comedy Feature
Suzanne Griffin, Brooklyn, New York / THE SENSUALIST - A WOMAN IN BLACK - Drama TV (PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Fellow)
Elizabeth Hayes, Pickens, South Carolina / TONGUES OF MEN AND ANGELS - Drama Feature
Dale Janda, Indio, California / THE TORMENTED - Thriller Feature
Nicole Jones, Culver City, California / #KAREN - Dark Comedy Drama Feature
Diane Lansing, Santa Monica, California / DR. JACKIE & MS. HEIDI - Comedy Feature
Jude Lutz, Pasadena, California / PIVOT - Dramedy TV
Christian Lybrook, Boise, Idaho / DEAD DON’T SPEAK - Thriller Feature
Bridget Bell McMahon, Annapolis, Maryland / VXX - Thriller Feature
Rebecca Mlinek, Upperco, Maryland / ALL MANNER OF THING - Horror Feature
Derek Nicoletto, New York, New York / A TENT ON JUPITER - Drama Feature
Leslie Nipkow, New Orleans, Louisiana / FLOOD OF LIES - Courtroom Drama Feature (Development Grant Recipient)
Susan Polk, Belleville, New Jersey / MAESTRA - Drama Feature
Maria Sanchez, San Francisco, California / ROSE AND BETSY - Drama Feature
Todd Tavolazzi, Alexandria, Virginia / THE BOOK OF HERMES - Thriller Feature
Danielle Tillman, North Hollywood, California / MOSAIC BLUES - Drama TV
Erika Valenciana, Chicago, Illinois / THE PUNK SHOW IN CHICAGO - Comedy Feature (Development Grant Recipient)
Teresa Warner, Los Angeles, California / I’M FINE - Dramedy TV
Cynthia Wright, Brooklyn, New York / AVIATRIX - Drama Feature
