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< Back James Moorer jkdxentertainment@gmail.com https://jamesmoorer.com/ Cleveland native and best-selling author, producer, and screenwriter, James Moorer, is an unflinching storyteller who writes dark character-driven horror and thrillers. His novel, TWO FOR THE PAIN: An Eddie Gideon Mystery, is an Amazon Best-Seller. He co-produced the award-winning short, IN THE DEATHROOM based on a Stephen King story, and produced and directed an episode of the series THE EMERGENT LENS, now being shopped. Recently, James was hired to pen an indie horror film while working on his next novel. He is a member of the Organization of Black Screenwriters and just accepted membership into the Independent Writers Caucus (IWC). James also serves as Director of Outreach and Diversity Initiatives at Roadmap Writers, helping writers gain representation. He also owns Dark Anthem Press , a division of One Moorer, an independent multimedia company. non-WGA Male, BIPOC, Over 55 IN DARKEST CLEVELAND One-Hour Episodic Fantasy/Thriller A mission of mercy to help a mentally unstable child brings a troubled Paranormal Doctor and his colleagues back to the city of his birth and the demons that await his return. BLACK BONES JONES Feature/Horror An ex-slave, ex-soldier turned exorcist is called to save a border town from a marauding spirit, but when he learns the town’s dark secret, not even his skills may save them. FURY One-hour Crime Drama Accused of her lover’s murder, a detective’s undercover odyssey to clear her name reveals she’s the illegitimate child of the very crime family she’s vowed to destroy. Character-driven, BIPOC-centric, Crime, Thriller, Procedural, Western, Fantasy, Horror Male, BIPOC, Over 55 Repped

< Back Hope Hickli ahopeh@outlook.com http://www.ahopehickli.com Hope Hickli has written and produced interactive edutainment for Disney Interactive, Pixar and Fisher Price. She cut her teeth writing international marketing materials for CBC, Canada's public broadcaster, and in small documentary film production. After more than 15 years as a political speechwriter, Hope turned her talents to screenwriting. As penance for her previous job, Hope now writes textured, character-driven stories with a social conscience. She’s particularly drawn to biography—stories of misfits and dissidents who must break out of the boxes people put them in, in order to change the world and in the process, change themselves. Hope is the single mom of a feisty, smart, young adult—a survivor whose desire to make change in our world fuels Hope’s work on the page. Honors & Awards IWC Best Of Selection - EMILIE - 2026 Drama Division Winner, CineStory - EMILIE - 2024 Second-rounder, Austin Film Festival - EMILIE - 2024 Winner, Short Screenplay, Woods Hole Film Festival - JOEY - 2025 non-WGA Female, 40+ EMILIE TV Pilot, Biographical Drama QUEEN'S GAMBIT meets THE EMPRESS A naïve but brilliant debutante casts aside the restrictive life expected of her to upend the world of physics and become one of the great scientific minds of her time. UNEXPECTED GUEST Drama Feature AFTERSUN & PAST LIVES When her mother dies, taking family secrets with her, an emotionally walled-off woman goes on an obsessive Rashomon journey to find out why her family fell apart so she can let go of the past and, just maybe, learn how to live. JOEY Drama short; part live action/part animation AWAKENINGS & THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY The true story of a former artist whose life-altering experience as a WWII Spitfire pilot is played out on the hospital walls as he fights for his sanity, family and life. Character-driven, Female-centric, Historical/Alternative History, Limited Series, Satire, International Female, 40+ unrepped

< Back Stephanie Bast Steamylomein@gmail.com http://www.stephaniebast.com Stephanie Bast was abandoned in Korea, adopted by Italians and raised in a town so small and white, someone asked: “How are you gonna understand her when she starts speaking?” Fiercely loved and protected, she was taught to fear “the other” while knowing “the other” was herself. She started to write comedy to heal a wound. Now she writes to heal others, creating characters who think they’re not enough, desperate to prove they’re worthy of being saved. Stephanie lives in Los Angeles and is named one of the Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2025 by ISA, Roadmap’s Diversity Fellow, studied at UCLA extension and placed as a Finalist for Austin Film Festival, Final Draft’s Big Break, CineStory, PAGE and The Writers Lab winner. A Broadway and TV/Film actress in the time when presenting as Asian was a detriment, she has turned the pain of her race into a super power. Stephanie writes for everyone who’s adopted. She writes for everyone who hates looking in the mirror. She writes for her children, so they may always love their eyes. In a pinch, Stephanie can perform a reverse vasectomy. Honors & Awards IWC Best Of Selection - AS I AM - 2026 ISA Top 25 Writers to Watch in 2025 - AS I AM - 2025 AFF Finalist - AS I AM - 2023 Final Draft Big Break Top 10 , WASH YOUR BIRDIE: 101 THINGS THAT CAN CRAWL UP YOUR VAGINA AND KILL YOU - 2022 WGA Female, BIPOC, Asian, Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander, Multi-Ethnic, 40+ AS I AM Asian FLEABAG stuck in THE SOPRANOS family A Korean adoptee raised by an Italian family dreams of becoming the next Carmela Soprano. But when her obsession fails, she must open the eyes she hates, to love the Asian she's refused to be. WASH YOUR BIRDIE: 101 THINGS THAT CAN CRAWL UP YOUR VAGINA AND KILL YOU PEN15 with a spurt of BIG MOUTH A Catholic school virgin promises to please her mother and God, but when she leaves home for college she's taunted into her long-overdue sexual awakening by her own vagina - a cartoon bird named Birdie, who wants to please herself. ME LOVE YOU LONG TIME 10 Things I Hate About You meets Crazy Rich Asians A Korean adoptee with more white energy than the cast of Friends, is forced to partner with the Korean-American man she bullied in grade school who must transform her into a ""real Asian” in order to land the K-Beauty account that can save her father’s company. Character-driven, Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Coming-of-Age, Snarky Female, BIPOC, Asian, Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander, Multi-Ethnic, 40+ unrepped

< Back Lisa Lutes lmluey@gmail.com Lisa Lutes is a screenwriter from Ottawa, Canada. Lisa graduated from university with a degree in marine and freshwater biology and worked as a fisheries biologist on ships and islands in the Alaskan fishing industry. Eventually, she went back to university in Australia to train as a primary school teacher to settle down and raise her two daughters. After writing a novel and memoir about Alaska, as well as several picture books, she decided to give screenwriting a turn and fell in love. Lisa uses her strange mix of world travel, teaching and parenting experience to write comedy and family, with a love of all things time travel, looping and bending. Lisa is currently developing a series of middle grade graphic novels with her illustrator husband, Jay Lutes. Honors & Awards Semifinalist, PAGE awards - PRESENT 2024 Second Round, Sundance development track - OSTARBEITER 2025 non-WGA Female, Disabled, 40+ PRESENT Family feature Trapped in the photos of her social media account, a girl must find a way out to return to her real life. OSTARBEITER Drama feature Three mothers in different times and places deal with the generational consequences of a Nazi work camp that imprisoned Eastern European women in WW2. SHOWROOM Comedy feature Trapped in an IKEA showroom of their past, a couple must navigate years of built up resentment to survive the adjustment of an empty nest. Female-centric, Sci-Fi, Children's, Magical Realism Female, Disabled, 40+ unrepped

< Back Megan J. Wilson megan@dirttotem.com Megan lives in Los Angeles but considers the Pacific Northwest home. She’s worked at a publishing house in Seattle, a law firm in North Carolina, the NFL in New York, and a cannery in Alaska – and yes, there were bears. She was a writers assistant for CBS for 3 years, and she wrote and produced a 6-episode webseries (The Sanctum, 2009). She writes action/drama, action/sci-fi, and action/comedy, and her stories often feature families dealing with mental illness. She’s been finalist for the PAGE Award, quarterfinalist for the Nicholl, Script Pipeline and Austin Film Festival and she's been featured on the Red List and the Next List. Megan currently has two features and a short in development. Megan is active in the LA-writing community, as co-founder of the League of Women Writers and co-founder of the Writer X Director Mixer. She loves quilting, snowboarding, writing graphic novels, and has a complicated relationship with her crockpot. Honors & Awards Finalist, PAGE Awards - AVALANCHE EXPRESS - 2023 Quarterfinalist, Nicholl Fellowship - AVALANCHE EXPRESS - 2022 Official Selection, The Next List - 2024 - https://www.tracking-board.com/the-next-list-2024/ non-WGA Female, 40+ AVALANCHE EXPRESS (Action Feature) When a passenger train traveling through the Alps is caught in an avalanche, the Syrian-Swiss conductor must surmount her own fear of being buried alive to lead the remaining passengers in a struggle for survival. DROP ZONE (Hourlong Procedural) When the prodigal daughter of a firefighting family returns home to Montana as a forest service firefighter (a “smokejumper”), she clashes with the father who disowned her and confronts the sister who married her high school sweetheart. DUSTRISE (Horror Feature) When two sisters take a back road to Burning Man to avoid the fees, their dream trip becomes a nightmare, as a 100-year flood wakes terrifying monsters from a dry riverbed to feed on festivalgoers. Character-driven, Female-centric, Crime, Thriller, Procedural, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror Female, 40+ unrepped

< Back Carolyn Kras Manager: Doorie Lee, 42 - doorielee@42mp.com 213-354-9700 https://carolynkras.com Carolyn Kras has developed projects for 20th TV Studio, Escape Artists, Welle, and more. She was named to ISA's List of "Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch." Her former experience working at a law firm influenced her writing as she enjoys telling stories of ambitious people in high-stakes conflicts. Her awards include the Hamptons International Film Festival Screenwriters Lab, Alfred P. Sloan First Place Screenwriting Award, 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. She has been a writer-in-residence at Ucross Foundation, Hawthornden Castle, Ragdale Foundation, and Anderson Center at Tower View. Her plays have been produced or developed at The Road Theatre Company, The Blank Theatre, Theatre 40, Pacific Resident Theatre, Chicago Dramatists, Stage Left Theatre, Centenary Stage Company, Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre, Williams Street Rep, Theater Masters, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and more. Carolyn is an alum of the NBC Page Program, Women in Film Mentorship Program, and Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre Program. She has a B.A. in Drama from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University. Originally from Chicago, Carolyn is now based in LA. non-WGA Female CUTTHROAT (Teen Horror Feature - SCREAM meets CLUELESS) The competition to get into college is killer…literally. When a masked murderer targets top students at a prestigious prep school, Senior Class President Ruby and her friends attempt to solve the mystery of his identity—but they have to hurry before they become the next victims. NEW REALITY (Romantic Dramedy Feature - DESK SET meets UP IN THE AIR) When a major tech corporation flies international H-1B visa holders into the U.S. to cut costs by replacing its American staff, Maggie is directed to train Shen to take over her job. She's torn between sabotaging him to save her dream career and falling for him. THE SECOND CITY (TV drama/crime procedural - PEAKY BLINDERS meets BOARDWALK EMPIRE) In the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, an escaped convict invents a new identity and joins the police department as the city struggles to rise from the ashes. Character-driven, Female-centric, Medical, Crime, Procedural, Romantic, Horror, Historical/Alternative History Female repped

< Back Brandy N. Carie brandyncarie@gmail.com http://www.brandyncarie.com Coverfly Brandy N. Carie is a playwright, screenwriter, and director from Minnesota who writes about what happens when nice girls get mad. Her furious abortion-themed horror flick BABY won the 2024 Athena Film Festival Abortion Pipeline Project, was featured on the Dead List, and is a Moonshot Feature Accelerator Semi-Finalist. Carie is a Playwrights’ Center Core Writer and a winner of the 2019 Kennedy Center ACTF Steinberg Playwriting Award and the Sloan/CMU Screenwriting Competition. Her work for the stage often intersects with the digital: her immersive opera THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING: A LOVE STORY was released as an animated short by New Opera West, and her collection of short puppet plays adapting Jane Austen’s oeuvre, ABRUPTLY, AUSTEN, was produced with D.T. Burns as a web series. Carie’s playwriting has been supported by numerous theaters and residencies, including Barter Theater, Actors Theatre of Louisville, SPACE on Ryder Farm, and the Edward Albee Foundation. Recently, Carie’s apocalyptic stage play TOMORROW GAME was published by Samuel French. MFA, Carnegie Mellon University. Honors & Awards Winner, Athena Abortion Pipeline Project - BABY - 2024 Official Selection, Dead List - BABY - 2024 First Place, Sloan/CMU Screenplay Competition - LOVE, GENOME - 2019 non-WGA Female, LGBTQ+ BABY Body Horror Feature - MISERY meets MIDSOMMAR While recovering at an isolated cabin, a traumatized teacher desperately pursues an abortion amidst paranoia that her boyfriend is trying to trap her. When suspicion turns to certainty she becomes reckless, aiming to regain control of her body — or die trying. SPIDER HOUSE!!! Body Horror Feature / Creature Feature - ARACHNOPHOBIA meets THE FLY When a cash strapped couple buys a spider-infested fixer-upper, they take extreme measures to save the house that is trying to destroy them. Will the affordable housing keep these Millennials together? Or will the spiders tear them apart? LEGEND OF A WEIRD GIRL Horror Dramedy / hour long - CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA meets MIDNIGHT MASS After a sheltered Lutheran purity girl is bitten by a werewolf, she tries to figure out if her symptoms are puberty or lycanthropy, desperate to control her body before it derails her quest to upgrade her nerdy image. Character-driven, Female-centric, Queer, Thriller, Horror, Dark Female, LGBTQ+ unrepped

< Back Philip Pierce Agent: David Saunders, APA - dsaunders@apa-agency.com Philip Pierce is a writer/producer as well as a clinical psychologist and UCLA Lecturer. He wrote and produced the feature film BOY CULTURE based on the novel by Matthew Rettenmund. It premiered at The Tribeca Film Festival, won 21 international awards, and was distributed theatrically. He produced the sequel BOY CULTURE: THE SERIES, which premiered at OutfestLA and the British Film Institute in London. It has won 4 Best Film Fest prizes. A number of Philip's scripts have won awards and been optioned. In addition, FREUD AND JUNG IN AMERICA was a finalist for a Sloan Grant and was selected by the WGA for a showcase performance and LOST LEGEND was selected by the WGA Latinx Committee for a scene reading and was a Nicholl Fellowship Semi-Finalist. MOVE by Academy Award Nominee Matthew Diamond (DANCEMAKER) to which Philip contributed a rewrite was optioned by United Artists. non-WGA Male, LGBTQ+, Over 40 BIO RUN (Sci-fi Thriller - THE FUGITIVE meets CONTAGION) A doctor, suspected of starting an epidemic of a rare disease, goes on the run to clear his name and find the real perpetrator while a relentless FBI bioterrorism agent pursues him. LOST LEGEND (Action/Adventure, Latinx) Set in 1790's California, a privileged young woman, struggling to avenge the death of her father, takes on a dual identity as Zarra. Ultimately, she becomes the unlikely defender of the oppressed Indigenous people: the legend before the legend. Insprired by the public domain novel, The Curse of Capistrano . BLOOD SECRETS (Psychological Thriller) A young FBI behavioral analyst struggles with inner demons as he tracks down an escaped serial killer -- his own father. Character-driven, Science, Medical, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Psychological, Historical/Alternative History, International Male, LGBTQ+, Over 40 repped

< Back Rebekah Mueller Jake Weiner, Good Fear rebekahlmueller.writes@gmail.com http://www.rebekahmueller.com Coverfly The Black List Rebekah Mueller is a drama and genre writer from the Bible Belt of rural Pennsylvania, where she always knew she was close to home by the "Repent or Burn in Hell" barn murals. Growing up with mysterious seizures, she learned early on the importance of self-advocacy in finding your way through the rabbit hole. She began her career as a video editor before pivoting into the tech industry. Her disillusionment as an executive for Fortune 50 companies led her to write her TV pilot, MOONRISE, featured on the Blood List and winner of WeScreenplay's Diverse Voices Lab. Rebekah loves to create characters who escape societal and familial pressures to discover one's true self by embracing chaos. Her scripts have trended #3 on the Black List, and have been selected by the Austin Film Festival and ScreenCraft. She participated in Stowe Narrative Lab, Stowe Producing Lab, and UCLA’s TV & Film Producing program. Rebekah is currently in the 2025 cohort for the Paramount Writers Mentoring program. In addition to writing, Rebekah helped produce the drama short SUNKISS. She is in development on her first horror-thriller short, as both writer and director. Rebekah is repped by Good Fear. Honors & Awards Paramount Writers Mentoring Program , Paramount - BLOOD RELATIVE - 2025 Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival - EVIL "The Sin of Forgiveness" Spec - 2024 Official Selection, Blood List - MOONRISE - 2021 non-WGA Female, Disabled BLOOD RELATIVE (Thriller - DEXTER meets KILLING EVE ) As problems pile up in her life, a tightly-wound woman reconnects with her protective older sister. KILL THE RABBIT (Darkly Comedic Psych Thriller - UNITED STATES OF TARA meets BABY REINDEER ) A recently widowed game designer struggles to balance work, motherhood, and her own individuality when visions of her dead husband encourage her to stalk her new coworker. MOONRISE (Sci-fi Thriller - TRUE BLOOD meets DISTRICT 9 ) When an ambitious scientist uncovers the barbaric truth behind a cure-all DNA therapy, she must choose between healing her father’s illness and destroying her employer’s cruel vampire-industrial complex from within. Character-driven, Female-centric, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Psychological, Horror, Dark Female, Disabled Repped

< Back Cynthia Crofoot Cynthia.crofoot@gmail.com 416.826.0608 http://www.cynthiacrofoot.com IMDB Profile Cynthia’s female-driven drama and genre screenplays combine robust story arcs with well-defined characters in complex, nuanced worlds where moral and ethical tenets are challenged. Her completed screenplays have consistently received positive recognition from industry peers and professionals and to date has penned over 20 screenplays, with several of those in the hands of producers, managers and directors in Los Angeles and Toronto. Her produced films have been well received on the festival circuit, garnering national and international praise for her talents. With over 25 years in the industry, Cynthia continues to excel in her creative pursuits and currently has several projects in various stages of development. She is a dual Canadian/American citizen. Honors and Awards Big Apple Screenplay Competition , Semi-Finalist - BRACEWATER - 2020 Hamilton Screenplay Competition , Top Ten Finalist BRACEWATER - 2021 Hollywood Just 4 Shorts , Winner- SAVIOR - 2021 Toronto Independent FF , Winner - SAVIOR - 2021 Global Shorts , Top 10 Finalist - SAVIOR - 2021 non-WGA Female, 55+ ONE DATE... Romantic Dramedy A widowed mother and her single daughter find new love with the help of friends and on-line dating platforms, but their happiness is jeopardized when they discover the troublesome past that links the new men in their lives. PAUSE Horror/Thriller A menopausal FBI agent hunting a group of vicious women who maintain their youth through cannibalistic rituals, must embrace the strength and beauty of her older self in order to defeat the murderous sect. BRACEWATER Cop Thriller/Drama A highly decorated small town detective is put on leave after her sister commits suicide, but when a close family friend disappears, she convinces her captain to reinstate her, unaware that the DA involved is withholding pertinent information about a murderous criminal they believe is responsible for the kidnapping. Character-driven, Female-centric, Crime, Thriller, Western, Romantic, Horror Female, 55+ unrepped

< Back Julia Bergeron julia.bergeron@gmail.com http://www.juliabergeron.com Julia is an LA-based multi-hyphenate creative and storyteller. She gravitates to stories about underestimated heroes and the question: What would you do for family? As a mom to both a biological and adopted child, she defines “family” as traditional, adoptive, step, and found. Her feature screenplay Austen Time has an A-list star attached and Phil Traill (Chalet Girl, Modern Family, The Last Man on Earth) is set to direct. Her WW2 female-led drama Across Enemy Lines is currently being shopped by producer-director Natalie Simpkins (Father’s Day Breakfast with Troy Kotsur, The Token Groomsman with Andie MacDowell, Sarah Hyland, Taylor Lautner) and Pavel Edelman (The Pianist, Oliver Twist, Lee) set to DP. Meanwhile her horror feature Murder Van (starring Rachel Alig and Chad Ridgely) is in post-production. Her screenplays have earned repeated top placements at the Writers Lab, Austin Film Festival, Humanitas New Voices Fellowship, Stowe Story Lab and others. In music, she’s created 3D video story projections for artists including Rihanna, Britney Spears, Ariana Grande, Eminem, Pharrell Williams, Lana Del Rey, and Blue Man Group. In branding, she’s led campaigns for Tiffany, Cirque du Soleil, Ritz-Carlton, Porsche, and more. Honors & Awards Finalist, Historical Film, Page Awards, ACROSS ENEMY LINES , 2025 Finalist, Stowe Story Labs Programs and Fellowships Application Tangerine Entertainment - AUSTEN TIME - 2023 Runner-up, Script Pipeline - First Look Project - CHARLOTTE D'ARTAGNA - 2023 Non-WGA/Caucus-only Member Female AUSTEN TIME Feature, Rom-Com - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE meets BACK TO THE FUTURE When Jane Austen is transported to the present-day, she dives into modern life, even falling in love. But when her books begin to vanish, she must somehow return to her time to prevent her legacy, and that of all the women writers she influenced, from disappearing forever. ACROSS ENEMY LINES Feature - WW2 Female-led drama - BEHIND ENEMY LINES with women In winter 1943, a closed-off WWII nurse and her team are shot down over Nazi-occupied Albania. To complete a mission that could save thousands, they must escape across the treacherous Accursed Mountains with the uneasy help of a rebel leader hiding his own agenda. CHARLOTTE D’ARTAGNA Action Comedy - THE THREE MUSKETEERS + BACK TO THE FUTURE High school loner and fencing champ, Charlotte D’Artagna, and two other teens are flung back in time to 1625 Paris, where life sucks big time. To get home, they must band together to save the Queen and prevent a war. It’s all for one and one for all – without wifi. Character-driven, Female-centric, Romantic, Historical/Alternative History, Coming-of-Age, YA, Dark, Snarky Female unrepped

< Back Ambra Chavira ambra.chavira@gmail.com https://ambrachavira.wixsite.com/website Coverfly A Latina and California native, Ambra writes about kick-ass women. Her great grandfather rode with Pancho Villa during the Mexican revolution, what else would you expect? Naturally curious and a bit of a wiseass, Ambra loves to play with the typical story structure of TV and Film while also staying true to the genre. Her first female centered story was published in third grade. After that, she was hooked. Growing up, she didn't see many films with a strong female protagonist, certainly not any who looked like her, so it's important she create stories that inspire women of all ages to step into their power. Like her great-grandfather, Ambra packed up her life on the back of a horse-well, her car- and moved to L.A. with a leap of faith and a dream. She’s since worked on several independent projects in various roles, from 1st AD to Director to Floor Manager on a local Health Show, including the award-winning Fragile Storm and Killer Friends. Her set experience influences her writing, allowing her to understand what works, what doesn’t and how to adjust story for production. An architect of emotion, her storytelling digs down to your soul, leaving a lasting impact long after you've finished watching. Building worlds where women shine is what brings her the most joy in her writing. No stranger to smashing barriers and kicking ass herself, you can usually find Ambra out-lifting most guys at the gym, doting on her nieces and nephews or arguing with her seven pound Yorkie. non-WGA Female, BIPOC, Latinx, Indigenous/Native American VENGEANCE When a former cartel hitwoman turned finance manager undergoes hypnosis to forget how to kill, she must later confront her past life in order to avenge the people who tried to kill her fiancé. MARRY, FUCK, KILL A skeptical romantic must confront three childhood friends who show up decades later to honor the promise she made to marry them if she was still single by her thirtieth birthday. ON THE RUN Bonnie and Clyde, Thelma and Louise ... (but a mother and daughter) When another abusive encounter with her husband goes terribly wrong, a timid nurse flees the scene with her 10-year-old daughter and the two go on a nationwide crime spree to survive their journey out of the country and away from the authorities hunting them down. Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Thriller, Fantasy, Psychological, Satire, Dark, Sketch Female, BIPOC, Latinx, Indigenous/Native American unrepped