Stowe Story Labs Announces Roster for Fourth Annual Sidewalk Narrative Lab
Stowe Story Labs Is Pleased To Announce the Participants and mentors for our 2022 August Sidewalk Narrative Lab in Birmingham, Alabama, during the storied Sidewalk Film Festival
Now in its fourth year, the Sidewalk Narrative Lab is an annual partnership between Stowe Story Labs and the Sidewalk Film Festival. Stowe Story Labs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to helping emerging screenwriters, filmmakers, and creative producers get their work made and seen. They do this through labs, retreats, mentoring programs, their advanced development program, fiscal agency, and long-form TV and feature writing programs. You can learn more about Stowe and their programs here.
At the Sidewalk Narrative Lab, participants will develop the stories they bring to the Lab; work closely with top industry mentors on how to advance the work in this deeply collaborative and complex industry; and gain insights on the right next steps for their work. The Lab is an intensive program, mixing presentations, Q&A sessions, carefully built exercises, structured small group sessions, and social and networking time. Stowe’s goal is for each participant to leave the Lab energized and fully prepared to talk about their project with new friends and colleagues in any context or forum, having gained insight on how to polish the work and advance it.
For each Lab, Stowe looks for applicants who demonstrate talent, an interesting story idea, and a commitment to learn the skills necessary to get work made and seen. The mentors who attend are top industry professionals working on all aspects of film and TV projects.
We are thrilled to work with this talented group of participants and mentors.
Participants:
Deborah Biancotti — NSW, Australia — Pup // Horror Feature
Cara-Lynn Branch (Sidewalk Film Festival Fellow) — Toronto, Canada — Fletcher: Teen Detective // Mystery TV
Cime Bruce — Richboro, Pennsylvania — Fun and Games // Dark Comedy Horror Feature
Kate Bryce — Atlanta, Georgia — Merry Little Marketers // Dark Comedy TV
Khris Burton & Colin Scott — Schoelcher, Martinique // Salt Lake City, Utah — With Love Like Lava // Historical Thriller Feature
Theresa Chiu — Long Beach, California — Lost and Found // Drama Feature
Lisa Cole — Los Angeles, California — Filthy // Semi-Autobiographical Dramedy Feature
Cecilia Copeland — New York, New York — 13th St. Scare // Fantasy Horror Feature
Amy Currul — Brooklyn, New York — Murder At River Creek // Dark Comedy, Murder Mystery TV
Luisa Dantas — New Orleans, Louisiana — Cross(ed) // Dark Comedy TV
Clarissa De Los Reyes — Brooklyn, New York — Johnny Loves Dolores // Drama Feature
Victoria deMartin — New York, New York — En Tournant // Period Piece Drama TV
Teri Elam — Augusta, Georgia — #WifeLessons: A Coming (Out) of Age Story // Romantic Comedy Feature
Rachel Fisher & Tara Galatt (The Law Firm of Stacey A. Davis Honorable Mention) — Maplewood, New Jersey — Miss Perkins // Historical Drama TV
Laura Fries & Maria Mealla — Eden Prairie, Minnesota // San Francisco, California — Body Shop // Magical Realism Feature
Christine Garver — Sherman Oaks, California — Fermentation // Dark Comedy TV
Eliza Gibson — Los Angeles, California — The Final Countdown // Dramedy TV
Sèphera Girón — Toronto, Canada — The Calling // Horror Fantasy TV
Megan Green — Los Angeles, California — Eleanor & Jack // Historical Drama Feature
Lyo Green & Salaams R — Richmond, California // Oakland, California — No More Sick Days // Dark Comedy TV
CoCo Harris — Greenville, South Carolina — Dopamine // Comedy TV
Meade Hartfield — Birmingham, Alabama — The Bloody Mary Queens // Satirical Drama Feature
Comika Hartford (Sidewalk Film Festival Honorable Mention) — Grass Valley, California — The Cabin // Folk Horror Feature
Laura Sampson Hemingway — Brooklyn, New York — Nolo Contendere // Crime Thriller Feature
Anthea Jones — Queensland, Australia — Compatible // Fantasy Feature
J. Kenner — Georgetown, Texas — Stark // Erotic Drama Thriller TV
Lu Lenoxx — New York, New York — Hey Bestie! // Horror Feature
Danny Leonard — Arlington, Massachusetts — Fire and Thirst // Dystopian Action Feature
Christine Luby — Los Angeles, California — Fred and Joan // Romantic Comedy Feature
Laura Mannino (The Law Firm of Stacey A. Davis Fellow) — Los Angeles, California — Bodice Rippers // Romantic Comedy TV
Kerry McPherson (Maven Screen Media Honorable Mention) — Los Angeles, California — Baby Saigon // Noir, Detective Drama TV
Rachael S. Morgan — Queensland, Australia — Disgraceful // Dark Comedy TV
Wi-Moto Nyoka — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Teeth // Western Horror TV
Brian Padian (Final Draft Fellow) — Portland, Oregon — Devil's Bend // Horror Feature
Sofía Palmero — Atlanta, Georgia — Totally Apocalyptic! // Dark Comedy TV
Skylar Patterson — Birmingham, Alabama — Compulsion // Thriller Feature
DaManuel Richardson — Glendale, California — The Squire // Historical Adventure TV
Daisy Rosato — Brooklyn, New York — Dancing Soldier // Slice-of-Life, Buddy Tragedy Feature
Kryssa Schemmerling — Brooklyn, New York — Sisters of Industry // Historical Drama Horror Feature
Charlie Schmidlin — Toluca Lake, California — Vespers // Drama Feature
Kyle Taubken — Memphis, Tennessee — I'll Be True // Drama Feature
Donna Bonilla Wheeler — Los Angeles, California — Clash // Political Mystery TV
Mentors:
Bertha Bay-Sa Pan — NYC — Director
Jonathan Duffy — TX — Creative Producer
Darrien Michele Gipson — LA — Creative Producer & Executive Director of SAGindie
Jenny Halper — NYC — Screenwriter & Development Executive at Maven Screen Media
Bryce Norbitz — NYC — Stowe Story Labs Launch Program Director
Ciara Wardlow — LA — Executive Assistant at Paramount to Ashley Brucks
Diana Richardson — LA — Screenwriter & Creative Producer
David Pope — UK — Stowe Story Labs Co-Founder
David Rocchio — VT — Stowe Story Labs Founder & Director
Thank you to our partners, friends, and collaborators:
Stowe Story Labs is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.