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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Kristin Fairweather

Kristin Fairweather is an award-winning, independent filmmaker whose experience in politics, advocacy, and women’s empowerment creates a unique lens for her critically-acclaimed work.

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Aaron Farrell

Aaron Farrell is Head of Drama for Irish production company ShinAwiL.

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Zeke Farrow

Zeke co-wrote and co-produced and won The Peabody Award for the film Best Kept Secret.

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Sola Fasehun

Sola first began working in the film industry in development with Academy Award-winning producer Michael Phillips (Taxi Driver, The Sting) at Lighthouse Productions and soon after launched her own production company, Fasehun Films (Street Food, The Agitator).

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Patrick Fischer

Patrick Fischer is a successful film producer, entrepreneur, and content financier with over 15 years of experience in the industry.

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Ellie Foumbi

Ellie Foumbi is a Cameroonian-American filmmaker whose debut film, Our Father, the Devil (2021), premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

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Tina Gharavi

Born in Tehran, Tina is a BAFTA-nominated, award-winning TV and film showrunner and director.

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Karol Griffiths

Karol Griffiths is a development consultant, script editor, and writing mentor—in the past two years, she’s also been producing.

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Lauren Haber

Lauren has overseen the production of critically-acclaimed, award-winning films including Robert Eggers' The Witch.

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Jenny Halper

Jenny is EVP, Head of Creative at Maven Screen Media, where her credits include The Kindergarten Teacher, Driveways, and more.

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Olivia Hetreed

Olivia Hetreed is the award-winning screenwriter of Girl with a Pearl
Earring and Wuthering Heights.

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Amy Hobby

Academy Award® Nominee, Amy has over 20 years of experience as an award-winning feature film and television producer.

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Michael Holden

Michael is a London-based writer. His early screenwriting work included several uncredited rewrites for Guy Ritchie.

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Jay Van Hoy

Jay Van Hoy established Parts & Labor, a production company dedicated to director-driven, collaborative filmmaking.

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Anne Hubbell

Anne is a respected film industry veteran with 25+ years of extensive corporate, not-for-profit and production experience.

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Jeanie Igoe

Jeanie Igoe is a Dublin based, Emmy nominated Producer.

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Aaron Janus

Aaron Janus currently serves as Director, Original Film at Netflix and has been with the company since 2021.

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Mike Jones

At Pixar, Jones works with the studio’s directors, artists, editors, and other writers on every aspect of the story.

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Julie Keck

Julie is Co-Founder of and Chief Business Development Officer for OTV Studio, an artist and IP incubator for intersectional artists.

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