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< Back April Sanchez amsanchez.screenwriter@gmail.com Manager: James Smith with Aaron Kogan Management April M. Sánchez was born and raised on the US/Mexico border in El Paso, TX. Growing up in a bicultural city has inspired her stories, which often reflect the beauty, wonder, and traditional elements of border town culture. In 2022, a company that has an overall deal at Netflix worked with April to develop her whimsical television pilot inspired by her childhood as an American born Latina growing up on the border. April holds a bachelor's degree in Screenwriting and a Latino Media Studies certification from UT Austin. Her scripts have made their way to the finalist round in the Sundance Screenwriters and Episodic Labs and as a Semi-Finalist in The Academy Nicholl Fellowship and the Universal Writers Lab, amongst others. She was a 2021 fellow for the NHMC TV Series Writers Lab. April currently has a feature film in Stowe Story Lab's LAUNCH, a feature development program. As a writer, April is drawn to exploring themes of family, belonging, alienation and identity. Magical realism and border town Latinidad are often featured in her stories. non-WGA Female, BIPOC, Latinx DAUGHTERS LOST TO THE DESERT (Feature- Drama/Thriller) A temperamental mother seeks justice for her daughter’s murder amidst systemic corruption and accusations of being a murderous vigilante herself, causing tension in the relationship with her surviving daughter with a dark secret of her own. BALLAD OF THE COCONUT (Half-hour TV pilot- coming-of-age dramedy) A socially awkward teenager becomes her own worst enemy when she sets out to stifle her overactive imagination in order to fit in, make friends at school and participate in a quinceañera. THE TRICKSTER AND THE DEMON (Feature- Horror) A con artist must exorcise a demon from her brother’s body, despite not believing in the existence of the supernatural, before the demon kills her brother and unleashes the dark forces of hell. Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Thriller, Horror, Coming-of-Age, Dark, Silly, Magical Realism Female, BIPOC, Latinx repped

< Back Leah Simmons lsimmons.johnstone@gmail.com (605) 359-4627 Coverfly Leah is a genre writer from South Dakota specializing in horror and sci-fi that ranges from the deep exploration of humanity's darker nature to laugh out loud funny. Honors & Awards Omaha Film Festival - Feature Finalist - WEREWOLVES CAN SUCK IT! - 2024 Launch Pad Feature Script Contest - Top 100 - PRO LIFE - 2024 The Women's Lab - Quarterfinalist - GERMINATION - 2024 non-WGA Female, 40+ PRO LIFE Horror Feature - MISERY x RED STATE When a pregnant woman and her wife are caught in a snowstorm in rural South Dakota, an alt-right religious family takes them in for the night. Things turn deadly when the family decides to “rescue” their unborn child. WEREWOLVES CAN SUCK IT! Comedy Feature - DALE & TUCKER VERSUS EVIL x WOLFCOP Just like your dog, werewolves are terrified of vacuum cleaners. So when a pack of werewolves invades a rural town, it's up to the owner of a failing vacuum repair business and her stoner friend to save the day with their arsenal of Hoovers and a plucky Roomba. TANDEM Sci-fi Feature - INCEPTION x TOTAL RECALL Haunted by her husband's accidental death, a suicide prevention officer working for the world's largest virtual reality company discovers a glitch in the software traps and kill its users. Now, she must determine what is real in order to implement a patch before the algorithm destroys her. Character-driven, Female-centric, Queer, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror, Dark, Snarky Female, 40+ unrepped

< Back Veronica Chavira v.chavira@gmail.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2737758/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Veronica is a Los Angeles-based queer Latinx feature and TV dramedy writer whose family hails from East Los Angeles. She writes character driven coming-of-age stories about people who challenge the status quo and forge new paths with humor and gusto to create a better world. She attained her MFA in Screenwriting from Stephens College and is a proud active volunteer at the LGBT Center in Los Angeles. Honors & Awards Semifinalist - Austin Film Festival - NOT YOUR CHINA DOLL - 2022 2nd Rounder - Austin Film Festival - ON HER TURF - 2022 2nd Rounder - Austin Film Festival - THE WIN - 2022 non-WGA Female, Latinx, LGBTQ+ NOT YOUR CHINA DOLL (One hour Drama - think SELF MADE, MAID) In 1915, Asian American film pioneer Marion Wong decides to become a silent filmmaker after watching a racist Hollywood film of actors in yellow face to tell authentic Asian stories in the face of her family and society’s opposition. ON HER TURF (Half-hour Dramedy - think FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, GLOW) Identical twins Summ and Sarah were raised by their father, an NFL legend, to be athletic and driven. Together they dreamed of playing on the university football team until Sarah finds a newfound calling: to join a sorority. Character-driven, Female-centric, Queer, Coming-of-Age, Limited Series Female, Latinx, LGBTQ+ unrepped

< 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 Sabine El Gemayel sabine.el.gemayel@gmail.com http://www.sabineelgemayel.com SABINE EL GEMAYEL is a writer, director, and editor known for exploring socio-political dynamics across Canada, France, Iran, the Levant, and the US. Born in Tehran to a Lebanese father and French mother, her artistic journey reflects the diverse cultural influences and the intense civilian war experiences that have shaped her. Her feature narrative NILOOFAR and feature documentary GENERATION ZAPPED have garnered international acclaim, along with nominations and awards at prestigious festivals like Berlinale, Cannes Junior, AFI FF, Sedona IFF, Dubai IFF, and many more. Her screenwriting skills have earned her fellowships from Hedgebrook and DreamAgo. Her screenplay, BRINGING IT HOME, was nominated at the Breaking Through The Lens 2022 screenplay competition and became a semi-finalist for The Abortion Pipeline Grant of the Athena FF in 2024. As a film editor, she edited Lebanon’s official submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2020 Oscars, 1982, as well as Palestine's submission in 2004, THE OLIVE HARVEST. Fluent in French and English and proficient in Arabic and Persian, El Gemayel's multilingual and multicultural background adds a unique perspective to her storytelling. Currently, El Gemayel has several projects in the pipeline and is actively engaged in the industry, mentoring for the Royal Film Commission of Jordan's MOSAIC Post Lab 2025, serving on their Film Fund 2024 jury, and evaluating for Film Independent’s Global Media Makers program. Honors & Awards Fellowships from Hedgebrook (2019) and DreamAgo (2010 & 2012). Nominated at the Breaking Through The Lens 2022 screenplay competition - BRINGING IT HOME - 2022 Semi-finalist for The Abortion Pipeline Grant of the Athena FF - BRINGING IT HOME - 2024 non-WGA Female BRINGING IT HOME (Drama) When Kay, a war veteran with a high-risk pregnancy due to depleted uranium exposure, meets Hadiya, a refugee and former Iraqi midwife, they’re forced to find common ground over the fate of Kay’s unborn child. BE MY BABY (Trilingual drama) Colette, a French working professional and single mother living in LA, hires Tracy, an American surrogate, and Luna, a Hispanic wet nurse and caregiver, only to be confronted with the complexities of motherhood as Tracy carries the baby, Luna cares for him, and Colette only has the time to raise him part-time. Character-driven, Female-centric, Coming-of-Age, Limited Series, Satire, Naturalistic, International Female repped

< 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 Teresa Sullivan teresasullivan307@gmail.com 703-980-1941 https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm5557614/?ref_=m_recent_view The Black List Born in Scotland and raised in New Jersey, Teresa, along with her four children, moved eighteen times as the military spouse of a two-star Admiral. Finally settling in the Santa Monica mountains they found themselves fleeing for their lives one hour ahead of the Woolsey Wildfire that turned their home and their every material possession into ash. But, starting over is baked into the military lifestyle and so Teresa is rebuilding her home and forging ahead with her screenwriting ambitions. Teresa’s got a secret weapon – a great sense of humor - has to - (did she mention four kids?). She’s got a black belt in Taekwondo, an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA, and a Samuel Goldwyn Award for her drama pilot, DOUBLEBLIND. Teresa is a (jolly good) Telluride Fellow with an optioned comedy feature, STEWARDESS. She penned two adaptations, TEN HOURS UNTIL DAWN, based on the harrowing rescue at sea during the blizzard of ’78; and THE DODGER, the true story of the only person to earn both a Purple Heart in Vietnam and an MLB World Series Championship ring, Roy Gleason. She wrote on James Franco's anthology HEYDAY OF THE INSENSITIVE BASTARDS (Netflix) and has two produced shorts. Teresa’s nostalgic stage play, THE BEATLE CLUB, recently completed a successful three-week run in the D.C. area. She is currently creating and developing a character-driven, prestige-y, limited series, FAYE, about the surprisingly famous first host of Late-Night TV that you’ve never heard of – Faye Emerson. Honors & Awards Theatrical Production, Providence Players - THE BEATLE CLUB - 2021 Short Produced - LUCKY DAY - 2020 Best of the IWC award - "Faye" (pilot) 2024 non-WGA Female, Over 40, Over 55 STEWARDESS (Comedy Feature) 78-year-old DODIE is about to lose her family’s ranch when she wins her long-dormant lawsuit against Global Airlines for wrongful firing, allowing her to return to her beloved job as airline stewardess, now flight attendant, to complete her career, collect her pension and save her ranch - if she can pass the test! THE DODGER (Feature, Adaptation) The true story of Roy Gleason, a gifted athlete who achieves his dream of playing for the Dodgers. But it’s the turbulent ‘60s, and fate and the U.S. Army have other plans for him. FAYE (Limited Drama Series) 1940’s Hollywood actress Faye Emerson battles the restrictive norms corseting mid-century women to become the first host of Late Night TV. Character-driven, Female-centric, Romantic, Historical/Alternative History, Limited Series, Slapstick, Late Night Female, Over 40, Over 55 unrepped

< Back Steve Holbert Steveisholbert@gmail.com Coverfly Steve comes from a long line of carneys and sex workers. He grew up in the trailer parks of Georgia’s poorest town. He paid the bills by selling food stamps and tombstones. After becoming a first-generation college student, he paid the bills hosting drag shows and doing wedding makeup. Steve moved back to the trailer park when his dad became terminally ill. He was his caregiver until his father died. Then, the state dropped two kids on his porch, and he became a foster parent to his teenage and four-year-old cousins. Now, he is a thirty-year-old grandpa. Growing up, the media always portrayed Appalachian Americans as victims, so Steve makes sure the next generation sees themselves as heroes. Then, life can finally imitate art. He writes hour TV and features that explore bi-ness, using queer teens, horror, and the South. He's had generals with Glen Mazzara, Berlanti Productions, Paramount, and others, and was a writer’s assistant for Heidi Schreck, Evette Vargas, Katie Tabaldi, and AT HOME WITH AMY SEDARIS. When not writing, Steve is an amateur ghost hunter. He volunteers at nursing homes, so has attended over 300 funerals. He was a classical pianist for ten years. If Pokémon were real, he'd be an ice-type gym leader. MFA in Dramatic Writing, NYU, Tisch School Of The Arts. non-WGA Male, LGBTQ+ EM & TOBY VS. THE GULCHES (Feature - WRONG TURN meets SHAMELESS) In this horror remix of The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz , a waitress saves her runaway brother from a family of killers and learns the meaning of “home.” SLAY (Hour Drama - MEAN GIRLS meets THE LOST BOYS) A trailer park virgin sneaks off to his first Pride seeking community. But he finds a herd of killer unicorns. SCRAPS (Hour Drama - SWEENEY TODD meets SHAMELESS) A broke foster parent is losing his family’s barbecue shack – until he finds a killer, free meat supply. Character-driven, Female-centric, Queer, Fantasy, Horror, Coming-of-Age, YA, Dark Male, LGBTQ+ unrepped

< 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 Nicholas Pangilinan nicholaspangilinan2@gmail.com 636-288-2289 Coverfly Nick is the nerdiest jock you'll ever meet. When he's not writing, he can be usually be found reading a comic book while wearing a hockey jersey. As a writer, he's devoted to creating fun and diverse stories that also contain an impactful theme. Nick excels in writing horror, action, and comedy. He loves hearing the physical reaction that his words bring out whether it's a gasp, a scream, or a laugh. Even more importantly, his audiences emotionally connect to his scripts. Nick always likes to "hide the vegetables" by highlighting relatable and insightful themes inside entertaining stories. He stamps his fingerprint into every script regardless of the genre, and he classifies his voice as "larger than life." His unique super power is to create stories that pop off the page and feature layered characters with distinct and sharp dialogue. Nick's stories always have strong sense of adventure no matter the size of the actual scale. Nick has been a writer for hire, a finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition, and a winner in multiple competitions: the Unique Voices Screenplay Competition, the 13Horror.com Film & Screenplay Contest, and the WeScreenplay Feature Contest. Additionally, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan from Netflix's NEVER HAVE I EVER is attached to one of his pilots, and he has two other pilots with a producer attached who was a showrunner on a Peacock series. non-WGA Male, BIPOC, Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander THE WHITE GUY DIES FIRST (Horror Comedy Feature - SCREAM meets CABIN IN THE WOODS meets CLUE) Locked inside Horror-Con after a table reading, Brandy must survive a real murder mystery once a killer starts offing her castmates. But when the suspects are all minorities, that's one horror trope she can't rely on when guessing who’s going to die next. GALAHAD (Action Adventure Pilot - UMBRELLA ACADEMY meets SMALLVILLE meets A KNIGHT'S TALE) Legend says that Galahad will eventually be the last knight of the infamous Round Table -- But today, he's just a teenage scalawag who wants to win a squire tournament... and maybe squeeze in the time to unmask the Red Knight and save the kingdom. TALES OF ANAHEIM (Comedy Sitcom Pilot - COMMUNITY meets MYTHIC QUEST meets BARRY) In an effort to win an acting role, Bryan must lead his team through a mystical (and bonkers) battle of magic and knights to obtain a hidden amulet and impress the "Sofa King." No, this isn't Mordor, Hogwarts, or Westeros. This is... LARP? Character-driven, BIPOC-centric, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, YA, Silly, Snarky Male, BIPOC, Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander unrepped

< Back Robin Fusco robin@robinfusco.com 323-645-0133 http://www.robinfusco.com Coverfly The Black List Robin 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 proud member of the Independent Writers’ Caucus and The Dramatists Guild, she was awarded an MFA in screenwriting from Point Park University. Robin 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 Lynn Esta Goldman LynnEstaGoldman@gmail.com 415-902-6800 Coverfly Lynn Esta Goldman was born and raised in Miami and later escaped to San Francisco, where she worked as an artist and dancer, teaching ballroom and salsa, before becoming interested in film and screenwriting. Her life experiences range from teaching a hundred Chinese to salsa dance on a Shanghai riverboat to working on a Pediatric HIV ward. She was a finalist in the Nicholl Competition with two different screenplays, won a Gold Prize in the PAGE, and is a member of The Writers Lab sponsored by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman. Her screenplay, THE WAY YOU MOVE, is in development with producer Mitchell Peck . She writes dramas, thrillers and dramedies. Honors & Awards Nicholl Fellowship - Finalist - ANGEL ON THE WALL - 2015 Nicholl Fellowship - Finalist - ON THE WING - 2019 PAGE - Gold Prize - BUSTER AND TONY 2024 non-WGA Female, 55+ THE HALF-SISTERHOOD Science Fiction When an orphan runs her DNA, she learns that she has multiple half-sisters – all born the same day, all with the same unique green eye color, all with the same father whose DNA is not human, and all the key to averting a coming pandemic, if only they can outwit forces determined to destroy them first. BUSTER AND TONY Dramedy, Comps are "As Good as it Gets," "The Friend" When an ambitious attorney inherits her sister’s feisty little terrier, she must deal with the messiness of caring for an adorable mutt, juggling an even messier divorce, and overcoming the sexist boneheads at work if she’s ever going to recreate a sense of the family she’s lost. THE FIFTH PRISONER Espionage Action Thriller, The Night Manager/The Spy Who Came in From the Cold While tracking a high-level terrorist, a CIA agent uncovers a plot to overthrow the U.S. government and is forced to choose between saving his threatened family or stopping the conspirators behind the coup: his own countrymen. Character-driven, Female-centric, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Psychological, Dark, International, Magical Realism Female, 55+ unrepped