STOWE STORY LABS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE 2025 THE BLACK LIST ARTIST DEVELOPMENT, FILM FATALES, LAW FIRM OF STACEY A. DAVIS, NYX HORROR COLLECTIVE, PAGE INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITING AWARDS, SAGINDIE, STOWE LAUNCH GENRE, and WGA EAST FELLOWSHIP FINALISTS TO THE 2025 NARRATIVE LABS.

THE BLACK LIST ARTIST DEVELOPMENT FINALISTS:

Khalid Abdulqaadir — Kansas City, MO, USA — Affection of a Tiger // Drama TV – 1 hour

Christopher Beacham — Covington, LA, USA — Night Sessions // Psychological Thriller Feature

Andrea Berting — Chicago, IL, USA — Breast in Show // Dramedy Feature

Kareem Fahmy — New York, NY, USA — All Our Pretty Songs // Drama TV – 1 hour

Erin Galey — Bend, OR, USA — See You See Me // Coming-of-Age, SciFi, Thriller Feature

Steven Markowitz — Sherman Oaks, CA, USA — In Flames // Historical Drama Feature

Christian Moldes — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Santa Colonia // Crime, Mystery, Thriller TV – Mini Series

Christine Park — Richmond, BC, Canada — In Absence of Light // Drama, Thriller Feature

Libby Schreiner — Chicago, IL, USA — Big Drama Ranch // Comedy, Western, Satire Feature

Amir Zargara — Ottawa, ON, Canada — A Good Day Will Come // Drama, Political, Sport Feature

FILM FATALES FINALISTS:

Kryzz Gautier — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Wheels Come Off // SciFi, LGBTQIA+, Magical Realist Feature

Ran Jing — New York, NY, USA — A Profiled Life // Mystery, Thriller Feature

Dawn Jones Redstone — Portland, OR, USA — Appliance of Science // SciFi Dramedy Feature

Jill Morley and Lauren Hendler — Torrance, CA, USA — Sunnyside Up // Comedy Feature

Chet Pancake — Philadelphia, PA, USA — The Yellow Finch Blockade // Ecological Thriller, Drama TV – Mini Series

Liz Singh — Montreal, QC, Canada — Burnout // Drama Feature

Emilie Upczak — Nederland, CO, USA — Untitled // Eco-Adventure, Drama Feature

LAW FIRM OF STACEY A. DAVIS FINALISTS:

Kristina Castillo — Cobano, Puntarenas, Costa Rica — Jane // Political, Erotic Thriller Feature

Sarah Grochala — Santa Monica, CA, USA — Vindication // Historical Drama TV – 1 hour

Eevin Hartsough — New York, NY, USA — Emergency Contact // Comedy TV – ½ hour

Monica McCarthy — Sligo, Ireland — Mastermind // Comedy TV – Mini Series

Jezabel Montero — Hoboken, NJ, USA — The Orangaples // Comedy TV – ½ hour

Geneviève Paiement — Toronto, ON, Canada — Helen’s War // Drama Feature

Kel Vance — Leppington, NSW, Australia — Sam the Hammer // Dramedy Feature

NYX HORROR COLLECTIVE FINALISTS:

Andrea Aptecker — Somerville, MA, USA — Damselfly // Horror, Mystery Drama Feature

Liz Buda — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Self-Care // Horror Feature

Alyscia Cunningham — Silver Spring, MD, USA — Douen // Cultural Horror Feature

Laura Fielder — Brooklyn, NY, USA — Hunter’s Daughter // Horror Feature

Missy Hernandez — Chicago, IL, USA — I Don’t Dream In Spanish Anymore // Magical Realism, Horror Feature

Alycya Magaña — Dallas, TX, USA — Las Maldecidas (The Cursed) // Horror Feature

Sierra Nutkevitch — West Hollywood, CA, USA — The Golem // Historical Horror Feature

Alli Rock — North Hollywood, CA, USA — The Impossible Girls // Horror, Mystery, Fantasy TV – 1 hour

Bella Thornton — Los Angeles, CA, USA — The Rabbit Hunters // Horror, Comedy, Myth TV – 1 hour

Amanda Zubillaga — Altadena, CA, USA — The Sisterhood // Horror, Comedy Feature

PAGE INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITING AWARDS FINALISTS:

Zach Bandler — Long Beach, CA, USA — Land of the Young // Drama Feature

Lesley Fera — Pasadena, CA, USA — Inconceivable // Dark Comedy TV – 1 hour

Emmy (EK) Johnson — Pasadena, CA, USA — Prophet // Drama TV – 1 hour

Todd Scheiperpeter — Palm Springs, CA, USA — The Lansbury Protocol // Action, Comedic Spy Thriller Feature

Steffany Sommers — Mission Viejo, CA, USA — How to Survive a Narcissist // Drama TV – Mini Series

Matija Sraj — Thornbury, Victoria, Australia — Queenmaker // Dramedy TV – ½ hour

Stephanie Stanley — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Killers // True Crime Drama TV – 1 hour

Noah Weiss — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Thoughts and Prayers // Drama TV – Mini Series

SAGINDIE FINALISTS:

Darren Lee Campbell — North Hollywood, CA, USA — Sprinting Through Fire // Thriller Feature

Uzo Chijioke — Gardena, CA, USA — Odeshi // Drama TV – 1 hour

Tosin Coker — Mckinney, TX, USA — Femi // Coming-of-Age Drama Feature

Kristen Edney — New York, NY, USA — Wooden Valentine // Drama TV – 1 hour

Jo Jude — Brooklyn, NY, USA — The Bawd // Historical Fiction Drama Feature

Sophie Mutiara Nova — Valencia, CA, USA — Deity = Delta // Drama, Comedy TV – 1 hour

Eric Reid — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Impala // Drama Feature

Jade Tremblay — Vancouver, BC, Canada — I Wanna Bail // Comedy TV – ½ hour

STOWE LAUNCH GENRE FEATURE FILM FELLOWSHIP FINALISTS:

Laura Campbell and Laura Coover — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Luke // Thriller, Dark Comedy Feature

Hannah Cheesman — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Succor // BFF Thriller, Rom-Com, Drama Feature

Joshua Ashish Dawson — West Hollywood, CA, USA — Bradbaori // SciFi, Climate Fiction Feature

Alec Gibbons and Ricardo Bravo — Los Angeles, CA, USA — An Inconsequential Choice // SciFi, Drama, Thriller Feature

Christian Hearn — Invergordon, Highland, Great Britain — The Hiding // Horror, Thriller Feature

D. Dona Le — Las Vegas, NV, USA — Negative // Psychological Horror Feature

David Lombroso — Brooklyn, NY, USA — Bloodlust // Horror Feature

Julia Meltzer — Studio City, CA, USA — The Real Margot // SciFi, Comedy, Action Feature

Katerina Munis — Los Angeles, CA, USA — A Singular Girl // SciFi, Drama Feature

Matt Ocks — New York, NY, USA — The Chess Hustler // Crime Noir, Thriller Feature

WGA EAST FINALISTS:

Marissa Carpio — Brooklyn, NY, USA — Missus // Drama Feature

L.C. Cruell — Marietta, SC, USA — Neph // Horror TV - 1 hour

Kim J.Y. Han — Brooklyn, NY, USA — Kogan Muchi // Thriller TV - Mini Series

Linus Ignatius — Stonington, CT, USA — The Girl Without a Face // Horror Feature

Monica Keaton — Brooklyn, NY, USA — What You Can’t See // Drama Feature

Kory Louko — Brooklyn, NY, USA — The Adventures of Agent Panic // Comedy TV - 1/2 hour

Manivone Nonthaveth — Brooklyn, NY, USA — The Nocebo Effect // Thriller TV - 1 hour

Jeffrey Palmer — Ithaca, NY, USA — Ghosts // Drama Feature

Sarah Peele — Brooklyn, NY, USA — Pure Intentions // Comedy Feature

Kiana Rawji — Brooklyn, NY, USA — Adult Children // Drama Feature