Stowe Story Labs Mentors

We are honored to work with a stellar pool of mentors. The list of mentors is constantly expanding and shifting so please check this page often. Further, because our mentors are top-tier working professionals in the industry, schedules and obligations can shift quickly. Given that, those slated for a particular program may change with little or no notice. (We take this risk because we believe it valuable to participants to work with mentors who are tremendously busy with film and TV work given they are deeply active in the industry today.

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Nora Kirkpatrick

Nora is an actor, writer, and director. She created, wrote, and directed Door No. 1, a first of its kind live-action, VR comedy series.

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Chris Kratt

Chris, the founder and co-CEO of the Kratt Brothers Company, is a writer/producer, wildlife filmmaker, author, biologist, and educator.

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Tory Lenosky

Tory is an Emmy Nominated producer. She most recently produced the 2022 New York Times Critic’s Pick feature film Resurrection.

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Amanda Livanou

During Amanda’s 20-year career she has worked in film and television and Greek film institutions. In 2014 she established Neda Film.

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Tim Loane

Based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tim has worked extensively as a writer, director and actor in television, film and theatre for over thirty years.

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Cara Loftus

Cara Loftus is an IFTA nominated Irish screenwriter who has been listed as One to Watch in The Irish Times and The Irish Independent.

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David Magee

BAFTA and Academy Award Nominee David wrote the screenplay for director Ang Lee’s film Life of Pi

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Geeta Malik

Geeta is an award-winning writer/director for her feature script, Dinner with Friends (retitled to India Sweets and Spices).

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Peter McKenna

Peter McKenna is a leading Irish writer and producer, best known for creating and showrunning the critically acclaimed crime drama Kin (RTÉ/BBC/AMC) , which has won eleven Irish Film and Television Awards. Kin won the Best Television Drama and Best Script Awards in both 2024 and 2024.

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Ruth Meehan

Ruth is a writer/director & creativity coach

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Kathleen Meek

Kathleen is a highly respected content executive with 20 years of expertise spanning scripted television, documentary, factual, and feature film. As VP of Development at Film Forge, she spearheads the company’s television strategy while supporting its diverse slate of scripted projects.

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Leah Meyerhoff

Leah is an award-winning independent filmmaker who wrote and directed the narrative feature film I Believe In Unicorns.

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Paul Miller

Paul is a partner at Escape Pictures which produces televison content for a global audience and offers executive producing and film policy/strategy advisory services.

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Chris Millis

Chris Millis is a prize-winning, best-selling author, screenwriter, and visual artist.

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Brandi Nicole

Brandi Nicole is a writer/performer whose work centers on multi-dimensional, underestimated women. She wrote for the first season of the Bosch spin-off BALLARD, a serialized police procedural set to premiere on Amazon in 2025. Next year will also launch the long-awaited HAPPY FACE, the Paramount+ true crime series that gave Brandi her first episodic writing credit.

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Bryce Norbitz

Bryce is formerly the director of scripted programs at the Tribeca Film Institute where she curated projects and oversaw the execution of their scripted programs

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Kristin Overn

Kristin collaborates with writers and provides private consulting and development services for dozens of writers, producers, and production companies.

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Bertha Bay-Sa Pan

Pan’s feature film debut Face, co-written by Oscar nominee and Emmy Award winner Oren Moverman was selected as a NY Times Critic’s Pick during its U.S. theatrical release.

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Ellen Parks

Before entering the casting profession, Ellen had a 15-year career in dance, musical theater, experimental theater, contemporary theater, and the classics.

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Maya Perez

Television producer and screenwriter Maya Perez is currently developing a pilot with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. TV and an independent sci-fi TV series.

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