Screenwriting Lab: Live Stage Reading
Outfest Forward
(120 min)
Join us for a live reading of the 2016 Outfest Screenwriting Lab scripts. Selected scenes have been pulled from each of the five scripts and will be performed by a talented group of professional actors (previous cast members have included America Ferrera and Raven-Symone). The Outfest Screenwriting Lab, now in its 19th year, took place in June at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. The lab has generated seven produced feature films...
Screenwriting Lab: Live Stage Reading
Outfest Forward
(120 min)
Join us for a live reading of the 2016 Outfest Screenwriting Lab scripts. Selected scenes have been pulled from each of the five scripts and will be performed by a talented group of professional actors (previous cast members have included America Ferrera and Raven-Symone). The Outfest Screenwriting Lab, now in its 19th year, took place in June at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. The lab has generated seven produced feature films and countless success stories.
The 2016 Screenwriting Lab Mentors are Dani Melia, Cora Olson, Don Roos, Barry Sandler, and Patrick Tobin.
The 2016 Screenwriting Lab Fellows and scripts:
Michael Colucci
SHIELD BOY-The Sacred Band of Thebes, the famed Grecian army of lovers, are killed off-but one-in a battle against Alexander The Great. The sole survivor continues to fight for the freedom of Thebes, but an unlikely new love calls into question the true desires of his heart.
Jen Richards
ANY GIVEN WEEK- A week in the lives of three successful Chicago trans women confirms the truism that becoming yourself is a transition that never ends.
Kellee Terrell
GEMMA- A woman grieving the death of her wife moves into a rural farmhouse and befriends a lonely ghost. As they grow closer, the woman gains confidence and is ready to start over, but the ghost lashes out, unwilling to let her leave.
Chanelle Tyson
I JUST WASN'T MADE FOR THESE TIMES- A high school girl finds her life thrown into disarray when she becomes secretly infatuated with a female classmate, forcing her to confront her sexuality.
Michael Walek
HOW TO BE A MAN- When 15-year-old Max discovers the man he thought was his dad is not, he runs away to New York City to meet his biological father.
Pre-Reception: DGA Atrium