Stowe Story Labs Announces Roster for 5th Annual Sidewalk Narrative Lab
Stowe Story Labs is pleased to announce the participants and mentors for our 2023 August Sidewalk Narrative Lab in Birmingham, Alabama, during the storied Sidewalk Film Festival.
Now in its fifth 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:
Tiffany Albright — Greensboro, NC, United States — Wild Territory // Roadtrip Drama Feature
Logan Allen — Springfield, VA, United States — Broken Home // Comedy TV
Ash Blodgett — Ventura, CA, United States — Extra Life // Fantasy Comedy Feature
Nisha Burton — Ashland, OR, United States — Stillness // SciFi Drama Feature
Nicole Chaffin — Brooklyn, NY, United States — Better You Than Me // Drama Feature
Chisom Chieke — Philadelphia, PA, United States — African | American // Romcom Feature
Kendra Christel (Sidewalk Film Festival Fellow) — Douglasville, GA, United States — In His Image // Drama Feature
Leslie-Ann Coles (Law Firm Of Stacey A. Davis Honorable Mention) — Woodbridge, ON, Canada — Soiled Dove // Western Feature
Briana Cox — Springfield, TN, United States — Indigent // Horror Drama Feature
Katie Crone — Glendale, CA, United States — Cult Town // Dark Comedy Mockumentary TV
Aliyah Curry — New York, NY, United States — Giny // Surrealism Drama Feature
Patrice D. Bowman — New York, NY, United States — Father's Shadow // Supernatural Horror Feature
Elisabeth Dale — West Hollywood, CA, United States — Unbecoming // Comedy TV
Dante Desmond — Los Angeles, CA, United States — Charlotte // Historical Horror Feature
Candace Egan (Law Firm Of Stacey A. Davis Fellow) — O’Neals, CA, United States — Second Set // Comedy TV
Lauren Ferebee — Los Angeles, CA, United States — Brilliance // Science Drama Feature
StormMiguel Florez (Film Fatales Fellow) — San Francisco, CA, United States — Welcome To Roswell // Mockumentary Feature
Harrison Fowler — Athens, TN, United States — The Music We Once Shared // Drama Feature
Ashley George — Brooklyn, NY, United States — Benny // Coming-of-Age Drama Feature
Chaseedaw Giles (SAGindie Fellow) — Los Angeles, CA, United States — The Final Cut // Drama Feature
Noah Glenn — Memphis, TN, United States — Bike Lane Ends // Family Feature
Sharony Green — Tuscaloosa, AL, United States — Kew // Drama Feature
Melody Herr — Fort Mill, SC, United States — Tapped Out // Dramedy TV
Howard Hong — Draper, UT, United States — Sex, Religion, and Uncle Willy // Dark Comedy TV
Caroline Hoover — Culver City, CA, United States — Satan's Handmaidens // Dark Comedy TV
Roy Hsu — Seattle, WA, United States — Like Father, Like Son // Comedy TV
Donna Hull — Austin, TX, United States — The Guardian // Drama Feature
Tobias Hussey — London, United Kingdom — The Truth // Drama TV
Goldie Jones — North Hollywood, CA, United States — Russian Dolls // Action Crime Thriller Feature
Nancy Liu — San Francisco, CA, United States — Interlude // Coming-of-Age Drama Feature
Glenna Meeks — New York, NY, United States — A Date With The Champ // Drama Short
Shirley Miller & Justin Gold — Los Angeles, CA, United States — Dry // SciFi Drama TV
Amanda Minchin — State College, PA, United States — No Place For Us // Southern Gothic Horror TV
Kenisha L. Morgan — Atlanta, GA, United States — Indee'go // SciFi Adventure, Action TV
Solange Neustadter — Brooklyn, NY, United States — Love You Like the Sky // Romantic Drama Feature
Amy Omar — New York, NY, United States — Kismet // Coming-of-Age Feature
Caden Pearson (Screen Queensland Fellow) — Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Walter's Ghost // Mystery, Crime Feature
Alex Philp & Luisa Martiri (Screen Queensland Fellows) — Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — Pools // Road Drama Feature
Jason Piccolo — Savannah, GA, United States — Southernmost Point // Dramedy Feature
Margaux Poupard — Oakland, CA, United States — White Lies // Comedy TV
Julia Robertson — Berkeley, CA, United States — Bungalow 3 // Historical Fiction Drama Feature
Sofia Simanovich — Toronto, ON, Canada — The Last Lightkeeper // Mystery, Horror Drama Feature
Gail Stewart — El Cajon, CA, United States — Saving Jimmy // Dark Comedy TV
tammy lynne stoner — Lake Oswego, OR, United States — Sugar Land: Yellow Hearts // Drama TV
Paul Taylor — Brightwaters, NY, United States — Reruns // Dark Comedy Feature
Kathleen Wallace — New York, NY, United States — Grief: A Comedy // Comedy TV
MENTORS:
Jennifer Au — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Literary Manager
Liz Cardenas — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Screenwriter and Filmmaker
Scott Collette — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Screenwriter
Chris Deckard — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Manager
Matt Dy — Arcadia, FL, USA — Script Consultant
Sola Fasehun — New York City/Los Angeles, USA — Producer & Manager
Darrien Michele Gipson — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Creative Producer & Executive Director of SAGindie
Chris Millis — Savannah, GA, USA — Screenwriter & Author
SPEAKERS:
Chloe Cook — Birmingham, AL, USA — Executive Director at Sidewalk Film
Stacey Davis — Birmingham, AL, USA — Writer, Entertainment Lawyer, & Stowe Story Labs Board Member
Rachel Morgan — Birmingham, AL, USA — Creative Director and Lead Programmer at Sidewalk Film
