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The Independent Writers' Caucus is guided in its efforts to lead its membership into eligibility with the Writers Guild of America by its leadership - which includes the guidance of the Board. The Board is comprised of Howard A. Rodman, Meg LeFauve, Lorien McKenna, Nitza Wilon, Elizabeth Kaiden (of The Writers Lab), Garrick Dion and AJ Feuerman. Independent Writers' Caucus Chairs and Board Members IWC Chairs - 2025 Our Chairs are members of the IWC whose leadership helps elevate all of our members and bring opportunity to the organization James Moorer James, one of the newest co-chairs to serve with the IWC brings the same passion for helping he created while working for Roadmap Writers. James proudly serves on several committes including Diversity and New Membership. James is also a champion for writers with disabilities and helping writers understand the business of screenwriting. Kimberley Sparks Kim has been a member of the IWC since the organization’s inception, and she became a Chair in 2023. She is happy to serve on the Script Challenge, Meet and Greet, and New Members committees. She is dedicated to helping writers of film, television, and video games develop and further their careers Kim Turner Kim has been a Chair since the IWC's inception in 2021. She is proud to serve in Leadership as well as a member of the Marketing/PR/Merchandise; Finance; Best of the IWC; and New Membership committees. She is an engaged advocate for emerging writers and enjoys building relationships that help to bring opportunity to the group. Rich Orstad Rich joined IWC in 2024, volunteered for Finance Committee, and became Treasurer later that year as IWC pursues 501c7 non-profit status. Passionate about storytelling and helping others to do so, Rich brings this same passion to the future of IWC’s growth, outreach, and stability as Chair. IWC Board of Directors - 2025 Carolyn Kras is a Co-founding Member of the IWC and former Co-chair. She has developed projects for 20th TV Studio, Escape Artists, Welle, and more. Her awards include the Alfred P. Sloan First Place Screenwriting Award, Hamptons International Film Festival Screenwriters Lab, Visionary Playwright Award, New York Television Festival Official Selection, Plume & Pellicule Screenwriting Award, Middlebury Script Lab Selection, Hearst Creative Artist Fellowship, and a Fulbright to the United Kingdom. Carolyn Kras AJ Feuerman AJ FEUERMAN is a PR and social media executive representing a diverse client roster across the entertainment industry. AJ founded @ajfeuerman Communications in January 2018; clients have included agencies (i.e., Rogers & Cowan PMK), indie studios and distributors (Gravitas, Freestyle, VMI), podcasts and individual talent, among others. As Valhalla Entertainment’s VP of Publicity and Marketing, she directed all publicity, social media and marketing efforts for the industry stalwart, best known for titles like The Terminator, The Abyss and “The Walking Dead.” AJ was previously VP of Communications at influencer marketing agency QYOU and was the Director of PR and Social Media for global film distributor, Gravitas Ventures. Elizabeth co-founded The Writers Lab with Nitza Wilon in 2015, and they co-produce the flagship international lab based in New York, plus labs in the UK, Europe, Canada, in addition to global virtual programming for audiences in Africa, Australia and more. Elizabeth is also a founding Partner, with Nitza, of Women in the Script Trade (WIST), where she works individually with exceptional women screenwriters. WIST developed and ran the Athena Screenwriting Labs alongside the Athena FIlm Festival from 2016 to 2019. Elizabeth previously served as Head of Development at Tangerine Entertainment, an independent production company that produces films directed by women, and has mentored at Stowe Story Labs. A former theater and film critic and graduate of Princeton and the Yale School of Drama, she lives in New York with her family. Elizabeth Kaiden Nitza Wilon Nitza co-founded The Writers Lab with Elizabeth Kaiden in 2015, and they co-produce the flagship international lab based in New York, plus labs in the UK, Europe, Canada, in addition to global virtual programming for audiences in Africa, Australia and more. Nitza is also a founding Partner, with Elizabeth, of Women in the Script Trade (WIST), where she works individually with exceptional women screenwriters. WIST developed and ran the Athena Screenwriting Labs alongside the Athena FIlm Festival from 2016 to 2019. Prior to committing to script development for women, Nitza was an actor, journalist, and magazine and book editor. She earned her BA from the Annenberg School of Communications at UPenn. In addition to her work advocating for women in film, Nitza is a writer and voice actor. She lives in New York City with her family. Lorien McKenna Lorien McKenna is an Emmy-nominated and NAACP Image Award-winning writer. As a Story Manager at Pixar Animation Studios, Lorien worked on UP, BRAVE, INSIDE OUT, and THE GOOD DINOSAUR . She was the Development Producer on several animated features at Paramount Animation and was the Co-Executive Producer for CURIOUS GEORGE for the TV series and animated feature films. She has written and developed for platforms including NBC, Hulu, Comedy Central, and Netflix. Lorien has also worked on multiple projects for the CGI media based attraction studio Red Raion, and as a script editor for Screen Australia, Screen Queensland, and Screen Ireland. Recently, she was the Showrunner for the Emmy-winning YouTube/Kids at Play preschool show TAB TIME . A mentor for the Cinestory Foundation and the Nostos Screenwriting Retreats, Lorien also served as an adjunct professor for St. Mary’s College of California, where she received her BA and MFA. Meg LeFauve An Oscar Nominated writer, Meg LeFauve won an Annie Award for writing Pixar’s blockbuster Inside Out and its sequel, Inside Out 2 . She also wrote Pixar’s Golden Globe nominated film “The Good Dinosaur” and was a writer on Marvel’s “Captain Marvel.” She adapted the classic book “My Father’s Dragon” for Netflix and Cartoon Saloon in 2022. She began her career running Jodie Foster’s Egg Pictures , developing and producing films nominated for an Emmy, a Golden Globe, a Spirit Award and she won a Peabody Award. A world wide consultant, she has taught at AFI and UCLA Graduate Film School, and is a returning mentor at The Writer’s Lab (sponsored by Meryl Streep), the Sundance Creative Labs and is a mentor and Board Member of the CineStory Script Sessions . Garrick Dion is a former VP of Development at Brön, following an 8-year run in a similar role with Bold Films. At Bold, Garrick was involved with such acclaimed projects as Damien Chazelle's Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning drama Whiplash; Nicholas Winding Refn's Drive; the coming-of-age drama Middle of Nowhere starring Anton Yelchin and Susan Sarandon; Sony Pictures' sci-fi sequel Starship Troopers: Marauder , and Lost River , the forthcoming directorial debut of actor Ryan Gosling. He has overseen a slate of projects that includes Robert Rodriguez's live-action remake of Ralph Bakshi & Frank Frazetta's Fire and Ice; and screenwriter Dan Gilroy's directorial debut Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Prior to joining Bold, he worked in feature development for producers Joel Silver (The Matrix ) and Denise DiNovi (Batman). Garrick Dion Howard A. Rodman Howard A. Rodman is a screenwriter, author and educator. He is the former President of the Writers Guild of America, West; professor and former chair of the writing division at the USC School of Cinematic Arts; and an artistic director of the Sundance Institute Screenwriting Labs. Rodman is a Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is a member of the National Film Preservation Board, which advises Librarian of Congress on the annual selection of films to the National Film Registry, and on national film preservation planning policy. He also serves on the Brown University President’s Advisory Council on the Arts. AJ Feuerman Elizabeth Kaiden Nitza Wilon

Member News DEADLINE EXCLUSIVE : The Independent Writers’ Caucus has added seven new members to its board of directors. Meg LeFauve, Howard A. Rodman, Lorien Mckenna, Garrick Dion, Nitza Wilon, Elizabeth Kaiden and AJ Feuerman will all join long-standing organization chairs James Moorer, Kimberly Sparks, Kim Turner and Rich Orstad. Read the full article here . Just announced at AFM : Congratulations to Megan J. Wilson , whose survival thriller AVALANCE EXPRESS is set to shoot in the Alps in spring 2026! Produced by Prestige International Pictures and directed by J.P. Watts, the story follows a train conductor who leads her passengers to safety after an avalanche buries their commuter train. Elise Salomon has been named as one of the Austin Film Festival's 25 Screenwriters to Watch . She writes present-day folk horror. Her feature climate drama THE 53RD is a semifinalist at AFF, and her horror pilot THE RESTLESS placed as a Second Rounder. In addition, her project CAOINEADH -- one of three horror finalists at AFF 2023 -- is now being packaged with Black Mansion Films. Rebekah Mueller was chosen as one of five writers, out of 2000 applicants, for the Paramount Writers Mentoring program . The program offers emerging TV writers mentorship and career development with showrunners and EPs. Each writer is paired with two executives from CBS network and CBS Studios. Stacey Russell 's feature coming-of-age dramedy THE OPEN AIR was selected out of over 11,000 submissions to be one of six drama feature finalists for the Austin Film Festival 's screenplay competition this year. Danielle Weinberg ’s directorial debut, INVASION ’53 , screened at San Diego Comic-Con. Well-known sci-fi actor Jeffrey Combs stars in this sendup of 1950s sci-fi movies. The short film premiered at the Oscar-qualifying Cinequest Film Festival, won Best Short Film at Seattle Worldcon 2025, and won Best of Show at the Rocket City Short Film Festival. On its festival run now, the movie has been selected by more than twenty-five festivals. Ellen Ancui 's directorial debut short film, SAVERIO , is rounding the festival circuit, both nationally and internationally. The film has won numerous awards, including the Grand Prize at the Jeonju International Short Film Festival in Korea, the New York Women in Film & Television Award for Excellence in Directing, and four Audience Awards for Best Short. The feature version of SAVERIO is currently in development. In February, Ellen will shoot her next short film, which will have an A-list cast. THE FARM — a serialized mystery-thriller podcast created and produced by Melody Herr — premiered its first two episodes on September 1, with new episodes dropping each Monday for nine weeks on all major platforms. Sponsored by Little Fish Entertainment, the audio drama follows an architect whose carefully built New York life unravels when family secrets resurface on her childhood farm. The series also showcases IWC members Leah Simmons as a staff writer and James Moorer performing three roles. Gina DeAngelis ’s short film adaptation DOORS premiered at the Indie Short Film Festival in Charlottesville, Virginia, and was named to Roadmap Writers' Top 25 Short Films of 2025. It won Best Short Story Adaptation at the Highlands Horror Film Fest. In addition, Gina’s feature script THE KNOCKING AT THE MARSH won Best Regional Horror Feature Screenplay at GenreBlast Film Festival. As Director of Events for the LA Children's Media Association, IWC member Sabrina Mansfield leads monthly Q&As with notable children's media leaders. She recently interviewed Trisha Tamashiro Gray, Director of Current Series at Disney Jr. In October, Timothy Mallon 's independent TV pilot POUR DECISIONS screened in New York City and Los Angeles , following two sold-out shows in Seattle. POUR DECISIONS is a single-camera mockumentary set in a last-chance Seattle café. A festival run is planned. Candace Egan 's horror screenplay HARDWARE HELL, co-written with Ellie Wallace, is a Second Rounder at Austin Film Festival . Additionally, Candace's screenplay SECOND SET, inspired by her time playing community college tennis in her 50's, won Best Dramedy Screenplay at the Atlanta Women's Film Festival. Reenita M. Hora won this year's CineStory Asian & South Asian Writers Scholarship . The award is awarded to an outstanding Asian or South Asian writer whose screenplay reached the quarterfinalist level or higher in this year’s Feature Retreat & Fellowship Contest. Kathryn Orwig placed as a Silver Winner in the 2025 Page Awards with her feature screenplay PIRATE QUEEN OF THE RED FLAG FLEET. The script is inspired by the true story of ruthless Pirate Queen Ching Shih who led 40,000 pirates into a brutal clash with the Portuguese Navy and the Chinese Empire—risking everything to save her loyal crew & proving women warriors are just as brave (& successful!) as men. Suzanne Griffin was invited to attend Stowe Story Labs Fall 2025 Writers Retreat in Stowe, Vermont, with her Blacklist Recommended feature drama screenplay THE LANGUAGE OF THE SLEEPING HOUSE. The script was also a Stowe Story Labs Accelerator Fellowship Semifinalist.

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< Back Robin Fusco robin@robinfusco.com 323-645-0133 http://www.robinfusco.com Coverfly The Black List Robin Fusco creates layered psychological thrillers that take the women you love to hate, put them in fucked-up situations, and make you root for them. She previously coached physicians from around the world on empathy and medical ethics, and she draws on this expertise to bring emotional truth to complex, morally ambiguous narratives. Robin was a recent WIF Writing Circle Mentee as well as a NYSCA/NYFA Screenwriting Fellow, and her scripts have placed in numerous competitions, including WeScreenplay, ScreenCraft, and Cinequest. She’s also a commissioned and published playwright whose work has been produced internationally. A native New Yorker, Robin was awarded an MFA in screenwriting from Point Park University, and she is a member of both The Dramatists Guild and Mensa. She tells stories that immerse us in lives unlike our own, and when she’s not writing, you can often find her out in nature hiking and conquering mountains — another way in which she expands her perspective. Robin is based in Los Angeles. Honors & Awards Writing Circle Mentee , Women in Film - 2022 Screenwriting Fellow , NYSCA/NYFA - 2019 Winner, WeScreenplay Television Contest - COLLATERAL DAMAGE - 2018 non-WGA Female, LGBTQ+ CAPITAL (Hourlong Drama) After her best friend is murdered, a high-end sex worker’s quest for justice unravels a dangerous conspiracy involving her longtime john and his covert political group that’s intent on dismantling the U.S. from within. THE AYON HIVE (Hourlong Premium Drama) A lost and desperate woman gives up everything to join a happiness commune only to discover that the leader of this supposed utopia is using psychological and physical torture to mold select devotees into perfect, made-to-order wives for wealthy, powerful men. BIOGENESIS (Hourlong Crime/Medical Drama) An ambitious biochemist must outmaneuver her narcissistic husband, protect her children, and avoid capture by the FBI as she infiltrates the ranks of the hacktivists who have turned her revolutionary, widely distributed heart implants into murder weapons. Science, Medical, Crime, Procedural, character-driven, female-centric, psychological, dark Female, LGBTQ+ unrepped

< Back Danielle Weinberg Attorney: Mark S. Temple, (310) 888-0044, mst@entatty.com http://WrittenByDanielleWeinberg.com IMDb Writer, producer, and director Danielle Weinberg won The Script Lab's 2024 Free Screenplay Contest with her feature screenplay COASTAL WATCH, which placed first out of more than 15,000 scripts. She recently sold an original romcom feature script, and her play MURDER, PARTY OF TEN was featured in the 2023 New Works Festival of the Long Beach Shakespeare Company. Danielle’s directorial debut is the sci-fi short film INVASION ’53, starring Jeffrey Combs. On its festival run now, the movie had its world premiere at the Oscar-qualifying Cinequest Film Festival and has been selected by more than twenty-five film festivals, including the 2025 Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival in San Diego. To date, INVASION '53 has won Best of Show, Best Ensemble, and Best Wardrobe at the Rocket City Short Film Festival; Best Short Film at the Seattle Worldcon 2025 Film Festival; Best Comedy Short Film at the Chesapeake Film Festival; Best Regional Short Film at GenreBlast; Best Sci-Fi Comedy at the ConGregate Film Festival; Best Actor at the Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival; and Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Set Design at the First Contact Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival. A graduate of the Writing Seminars at the Johns Hopkins University, Danielle earned an M.F.A. in Feature Film Screenwriting from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She worked in development for Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (STAR TREK, SLEEPY HOLLOW), Orlando Jones and Legion of Creatives. Danielle is currently developing several independent features as a multi-hyphenate at Catoctin Pictures. Her projects are highly commercial, with modest budgets, in genres that have worldwide appeal. Danielle's influences include Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, and Steven Spielberg. Honors & Awards Winner of The Script Lab's 2024 TSL Free Screenplay Contest - COASTAL WATCH - 2024 The Best of the IWC - COASTAL WATCH - 2025 The Best of the IWC - IRL - 2024 non-WGA Female, 40+ COASTAL WATCH (Feature) In the vein of Hitchcock’s REAR WINDOW: A recently traumatized teen witnesses a murder in the beach house across the street, but when no one believes her, she seeks out the answers herself and becomes locked in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a man who will stop at nothing to protect his secret. CRIMINAL CARE (Feature) To pay for his mother's nursing care, a cash-strapped medical resident moonlights as a doctor for criminals but finds himself trapped in a ruthless world he may never escape. CURIOSITY (Pilot – comps: CASTLE, VERONICA MARS) Sherlock Holmes with a sci-fi twist: An outgoing young undergrad teams with a brilliant but socially inept A.I. researcher to solve baffling murder cases — and gradually comes to realize that her genius partner is the world's first android. Character-driven, Female-centric, Thriller, Procedural, Romantic, Sci-Fi, Coming-of-Age, YA Female, 40+ unrepped

< Back Johnny Gilligan gilligaj@yahoo.com (310) 945-7707 Coverfly The Black List Born in Ireland into a family of cops, Johnny jumped ship and became a coder in Silicon Valley. Later, Johnny took up acting where, ironically, he plays a lot of cops... Four years ago, his mother's sudden death, while he was 10,000 miles away on a movie set, ignited his screenwriting journey. Johnny mines his day job working in cutting-edge technology, his acting, and his life experience as the son of a wheelchair mother, to create grounded scifi stories led by richly complex characters. Honors & Awards Page Awards - GOLD PRIZE WINNER SCI-FI - 2023 Final Draft Big Break - TOP 5 SCI-FI - 2020 9 OVERALL 8 OUT 10's ON BLCKLST.COM non-WGA Male, 40+ THE STREAM Grounded Sci-Fi Feature - LOOPER meets THE DISCOVERY In the near future, when a tech company perfects a way to communicate with the dead in a scientifically discovered afterlife, known as The Stream, a failed novelist fights to save his daughter’s soul from being permanently erased by the company’s CEO… his estranged brother. INHERITANCE Grounded Sci-Fi Feature - TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY meets MIDNIGHT SPECIAL When alien DNA is discovered in an innocent Native Alaskan teen, a tenacious geneticist fights to stop her shadowy biotech bosses from weaponizing him. LIFELINK Grounded Sci-Fi Feature - DIE HARD meets FINAL DESTINATION When bio-implants give users 24-hour notice of their death, a grieving ex-marine fights to undo the past-death of his daughter, unearthing a catastrophic secret about the implants and their creator. Character-driven, Science, Thriller, Sci-Fi Male, 40+ unrepped

< Back Steven Goldman sgoldmannn@aol.com Matthew Wallerstein; The Wallerstein Group: mbw@walersteingroup.com Steven Goldman is an internationally syndicated film journalist based in Los Angeles. His UK credits include: Time Out, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, BBC Children's Television, The Evening Standard and British Esquire. In the US, his work has appeared in The New York Times, Premiere, Interview and Artsmeme. He is the writer of two animated TV specials for Film Roman/HandMade Films - based on the Eloise books by Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight, featuring the voices of Tim Curry and Lynn Redgrave. He has provided promotional materials for NBCUni, Sony, MGM, Paramount, Amblin, Disney, STX, Warner Bros, Imax, Lionsgate, and Apple TV. He is a member of the Writers Guild of America’s Animation Caucus, The IWC, and The Critics Choice Association. non-WGA Male, 55+ STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT (TV Comedy; Live Action/Animated) Two grapes sitting on a fruit plate wrestle with the petty dramas of daily life, the limitations of their dreams & aspirations, and their own mortality - living in the shadow of an unpredictable and lethal entity, The Hand. HOWDY DOODY TIME (Feature; Caper Comedy) A well-meaning minion's life goes to hell when he gets his best friend a job as his assistant. But as he struggles to get rid of him, neither is aware that the workplace itself is a front for an international forgery ring. TRANSITIONAL BOB (Animated; Limited Series) An eccentric drifter on the run from the law sets off to find his long lost brother, only to discover the man he’s looking for is the same man who’s pursuing him and the hitchhiker he’s picked up along the way may be planning to eat him. IWC BEST OF 2024 Character-driven, Children's, Animation, Limited Series, Dark Male, 55+ unrepped

< Back Tony Ferrendelli ajferrendelli@gmail.com 720.988.7203 https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm14584960 Coverfly The Black List Tony Ferrendelli is a Colorado native who sporadically relocates to Southern California because it doesn’t snow. There are more reasons but this is the short version. His background is comedy and there’s a strong humorous element that leans toward sarcastic or observational present in his writing. His stories are largely character-driven and include people uncomfortable with themselves who must change to move forward. Tony is equally versed in developing and delivering a strong dramatic story. Much to the dismay of his 4th grade English teacher, and Mom, he can’t conjugate a verb to save his life. Luckily for him, screenwriting allows a little leeway in that area as confirmed by his Top 50 placement with Academy Nicholl Fellowships and recent win at the Austin Film Festival. Current project: Exploring the dark comedic depths of medically-assisted suicide with his writing partner, and the significantly funnier, Kim Turner. non-WGA Male, 55+, Over 40 SAIGON DOLL (Feature/Drama, Historical Fiction) In the final chaotic hours of the US exodus from Saigon, a grieving Marine struggles against enemy soldiers — some of whom share his uniform — in order to shepherd an orphaned 8-year-old Vietnamese girl to the American embassy. 2ND RATE FAIRY (Pilot/Comedy; Hybrid live action and animation) An irresponsible fairy in danger of being expelled from the fairy union and reduced to mere human status, forces her godmothering services on a comedian who has trouble saying no. OUTSOURCED (Feature/Supernatural Comedy) A down-on-his-luck 20-something accidentally sells his girlfriend’s soul to Satan and must go to Hell to retrieve it. Character-driven, Dark, Snarky Male, 55+, Over 40 unrepped

< Back Diana Romero dianaromerowriter@gmail.com One Moorer Productions - James Moorer http://www.dianaromero.net After initially supporting at-risk youth in Hollywood as a social worker, Diana embarked on a journey of writing and producing film and television. Her firsthand encounters with incarcerated, runaway, and homeless adolescents fueled her passion for social justice. This commitment, coupled with her expertise in writing and production, led her to create the award-winning film Niña Quebrada, which dives into the realities of sex trafficking. Despite finding herself reliant on a wheelchair in 2018, Diana remained committed to her pursuit of creative expression. Transitioning into TV writing, she contributed to projects like CW’s 4400 and Freeform’s Good Trouble. She also wrote episodes of the web series, My Life is Worth Living. With a BA in social work from Whittier College and an MFA from the American Film Institute, Diana's approach is evident in her work. She has garnered acclaim through various fellowships, including the PGA's Power of Diversity Master Workshop and as a semi-finalist in the highly competitive Disney Writing Program, demonstrating her commitment to inclusivity and empowerment. Currently, Diana has written a solo show based on her experiences as a 1st generation American born in Kansas. The show will debut in 2025. Beyond her career, Diana finds joy in swimming, comedy, and playing with her dogs. Honors & Awards Best Theatrical Short nominee, Imagen Awards 2008 - Niña Quebrada Special Mention, Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival 2009 - Niña Quebrada Graduate/Fellow, PGA Power of Diversity Master Workshop 2019 non-WGA Female, Latinx, Disabled, 40+ BLOOD TIES (Detective Procedural) A wheelchair using detective and her charismatic detective step-brother with a turbulent past, tackle an international manhunt, pursuing an elusive murder suspect with no name. As they unravel complex cases, personal demons surface, testing bonds and redemption in the heart of a gripping, far-reaching investigation BEHIND THE HALO: TRAFFICKED (Detective Procedural) An LAPD detective in the Human Trafficking Unit solves cases by day and goes rogue at night where she stops at nothing to serve justice, while keeping another secret: she herself is a former victim of sex trafficking. IT'S THE SMALL BIG THINGS (Family Drama: This Is Us meets Firefly Lane) A misfit struggles to fit in during three pivotal stages of her life—as a misunderstood child, as a newly hired social worker, and as a determined wheelchair. Character-driven, Female-centric, Crime, Procedural, Coming-of-Age, Limited Series Female, Latinx, Disabled, 40+ Repped

< Back Jorge Molina jorge.molinara@gmail.com 213 -700 -6581 http://writtenbyjorge.com Jorge Molina was born and raised in a suburb of Mexico City, and graduated with a BFA in Writing for Film and Television from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He has worked extensively inside the film festival circuit as a programmer in places like Outfest, the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF), Frameline, NewFest, Sundance and Tribeca. He wrote and executive produced the short film “Muy Gay Too Mexicano”, which was acquired by HBO Max and premiered on the platform in the fall of 2021, and is the creator and showrunner of the award season murder mystery scripted podcast "Just to Be Nominated". As a critic, his work has been published in outlets like The AV Club, the Advocate, Vulture and The Cut, and he currently has a weekly film retrospective column in Queerty called "A Gay Old Time. non-WGA Male, Latinx, LGBTQ+ DETECTIVE JAMES MORTENSEN AND THE CASE OF THE GOLDEN CANDELABRA (Feature film - Drama/ Fantasy) A young boy devours a series of detective novels as a way to escape his lonely reality. When his older brother dies unexpectedly, he envisions the funeral as a whodunnit, with his family and friends as colorful suspects, led by a flamboyant detective. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ROSA ELENA? (Feature film - Dark comedy/ horror) A gay Mexican twink moves into the Palm Springs home of a legendary telenovela actress he once worked with. However, he soon realizes that the cost and demands of living alongside a gay icon are much darker than he expected. Maybe even deadly… RAMÓN (Limited series - Historical/ Drama) A quasi-biographical, surrealist miniseries about the life, death, and many identities of Mexican silent film idol Ramón Novarro: the rise and fall of his career from global sensation to forgotten star, the struggles in concealing his homosexuality, and his brutal murder at the hands of two hustlers. Character-driven, Queer, Crime, Fantasy, Psychological, Satire, Bittersweet, Magical Realism Male, Latinx, LGBTQ+ unrepped

< Back Rich Orstad richorstad@laughingo.com http://www.laughingo.com Coverfly The Black List Rich started writing his first story, the sci-fi thriller Lightmares, in his High School Creative Writing class, where his teacher commented he had a difficult choice to make; do the practical thing and become an Engineer or heed Robert Frost’s advice, take the road less travelled and become a writer. Well, after graduating college as a Mechanical Engineer and starting his career, the monkeys never stopped scratching at that story until it finally poured out of him nearly twenty years later, and he's been writing ever since. Since then, he has become a two-time winner and twelve-time finalist with two features in various stages of development. He won the Screencraft True Story Competition with his inspirational bio-pic ENDURANCE, currently in development with Noble Story Co, placed Silver in PAGE with his family feature RESCUE DOG, and is working with Redwoods Studios with his Austin After Dark Finalist horror-comedy NAMASTE ALIVE! Growing up, Rich consumed every Stephen King novel he wrote, was lucky enough to watch Star Wars when it first came out in theaters and had a dad that loved to tell stories about growing up on a farm in depression-era North Dakota. Which is why Rich loves telling stories across all genres because like a well-lived life, every story should pack an emotional punch. Rich is looking for the right representation, is open to OWA’s, and resides in Los Gatos, CA with his wife, Kim. non-WGA Male, 55+, Middle Eastern ENDURANCE (Feature, Family Drama) After losing his legs to an IED in 2012, an Afghanistan War veteran commits his life to completing the Boston Marathon one year after the 2013 bombings and to finish the most important race of his life…his commitment to faith and bringing hope to wounded veterans. Based on a true story. KEEPSAKES CHRISTMAS (Feature, Family Drama) When a social worker discovers that an elderly woman’s Christmas keepsakes have the power to magically transport them both back in time to the memory each holiday memento represents, she takes on the fight to save the senior’s home and her lifetime of precious holiday memories. NAMASTE ALIVE! (Feature, Horror Comedy) When a shy Cali girl says her mantra wrong during Hot Mindfulness Yoga Class and becomes possessed by the Hindu God of Destruction, her best friend must assemble a rag-tag team of friends, family, and mystics to save her life and prevent the end of humankind. Character-driven, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror, Magical Realism Male, 55+, Middle Eastern unrepped

< Back Anthony Sclafani, Jr. anthony.sclafani.jr@gmail.com Anthony discovered the craft of screenwriting from a coworker while working at HBO Studio Productions in NYC. Going off the recommendation of his screenwriting professor at NYU’s Continuing Education program, he moved to LA where he earned his MFA in Screenwriting from the AFI Conservatory and became a Disney Feature Fellowship recipient for his feature screenplay, PRICELESS. The fellowship award helped him land his first agent and manger. Soon after, Anthony wrote and directed an award-winning, independent, comedy, pilot, ROOMIES. He credits its success to when he had the privilege to shadow-direct James Burrows on an episode of WILL AND GRACE . Anthony has returned to his hometown where he continues to write on spec and hone his craft while he raises his two sons. non-WGA Male SUPER BOWL WEEKEND Feature Comedy Three life-long friends, who’ve waited a lifetime to see their hometown team make the Super Bowl, head to Miami for the big game, but things spiral out of control when they lose their tickets to the game. CRICKETS IN MANHATTAN (Feature Romantic Comedy) The day before an interview for a big promotion, Chris Donovan calls in sick to spend the day with his college sweetheart while his rival chases after him, hoping to expose his lies and win the job himself UNTIL DEBT DUE US PART (Half-hour TV, Comedy Pilot) In order to inherit a family trust fund, which comes when getting married, a financially desperate schoolteacher comes up with a plan to marry her gambling ex boyfriend, who’s also in debt. Romantic Male unrepped