Stowe Story Labs Announces Roster for 2026 September Stowe Narrative Lab
Stowe Story Labs is pleased to announce the participants and mentors attending our September Narrative Lab, which will run September 4 - 7 at The Current in Stowe, VT.
We look forward to working with this wonderful group of artists and mentors. Congratulations to all.
PARTICIPANTS
Ash Anderson — Brooklyn, NY, USA — I Wasted My Tears // Drama, Comedy Feature
Henry Arroyo — Queens, NY, USA — Meteorite // Fantasy Feature
Brittany Ashley — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Midwest Garbage // Dark Comedy, Thriller Feature
Dana Atrach — Doha, Qatar — Alterations // Comedy, Family Feature
Gianfranco Bello — Brooklyn, NY, USA — Murder // Thriller Feature
Yan Benink — Brooklyn, NY, USA — The Bracelet // Dark Comedy Feature
Stephanie Bourbon — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Socialite CEO // Romantic Comedy Feature
Joanna Bowers — Aberdeen, Hong Kong — Girl Wonder // Family Feature
Ellie Brzezenski — Chicago, IL, USA — Thornbacks // Comedy TV ½ hr
Rebekah Covington — North Hollywood, CA, USA — We Rob Banks // Drama TV 1 hr
Rani DeMuth and Christina Sibul — Carpinteria, CA and Los Angeles, CA, USA — End of the Line // Dark Comedy, Drama Feature
Danny Duffy and Meredith Vey (WGA East Fellowship Honorable Mention) — Aventura, FL and Vero Beach, FL, USA — Out of Habit // Dark Comedy TV 1 hr
Lila Dupree — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Kill Me Now // Dark Comedy TV Mini-Series
Paul Justin Encinas — Brooklyn, NY, USA — ReMemory // Drama Feature
Jessica Ennis — Toronto, ON, CA — When We Lost Our Heads // Dark Comedy Feature
Daniel Falconer — Los Angeles, CA, USA — You Have the Power // Comedy Feature
Paige Feldman — Los Angeles, CA, USA — True After Dark // Romantic Comedy Feature
Mac Steele Foster — Brunswick, GA, USA — Maledict // Horror, Thriller Feature
Susie Gonch — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Even Barn Rats Get the Blues // Dark Comedy Feature
Courtney Graham — Toronto, ON, CA — Nobody’s Horses // Drama, Western TV Mini-Series
Hope Hickli — Victoria, BC, CA — Fading Grace // Drama, Magical Realism Feature
Christine Hoang (SAGindie Fellow) — Austin, TX, USA — Just Say Yes // Comedy Feature
Lori Hunt — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Lady Boss // Dramedy TV 1 hr
Andy Kolker — Alexandria, VA, USA — Changeover // Drama Feature
Schyler Martin — Los Angeles, CA, USA — The Search for Megan Sullivan // Horror Feature
Cambria Matlow — Portland, OR, USA — Ten Thousand Tiny Stars // Western, Coming-of-Age Feature
Michael Mau — Fairburn, GA, USA — Albert’s Mile // Drama Feature
Maureen McGrath — Waterbury Center, VT, USA — Among the Rosies // Drama, Historical Feature
Nahir Moreno — Parkville, MD, USA — Forgotten No More // Drama Feature
Amber Neukum — Los Angeles, CA, USA —Cesspool // Horror Feature
Keith Nixon — Brookhaven, GA, USA — The Last Plantation // Family, Rural Noir Feature
Estevan Padilla — San Francisco, CA, USA — Pangea Ultima // Drama, Thriller Feature
Auset Parris — New York, NY, USA — A Tribe Called Heaux // Comedy, Drama TV ½ hr
Mengge Qin — New York, NY, USA — The Stilled, The Unleashed // Drama Feature
Saraphina Redalieu — Longmont, CO, USA — The Deep End // SciFi, Horror Feature
Alexis Roblan — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Belief // Fantasy TV 1 hr
Chris Rodriguez — Santa Monica, CA, USA — After Winter Must Come Spring // Drama, Magical Realism Feature
Lisa Romagnoli — New York, NY, USA — Off the Beaten Path // Romantic Comedy Feature
Lewis Rose — London, England — Kingfisher // Comedy, Drama Feature
Nat Rovit — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Jean Jacket // Horror Feature
Elise Salomon — Glendale, CA, USA — God’s Lonely Werewolf // Supernatural Drama
Paul Stavropoulos — Los Angeles, CA, USA — True Blue // Thriller Feature
Kate Stimac — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Reformed // Drama TV 1 hr
Tamara Stratton — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Heavens to Betsy // Animated TV ½ hr
Chelsea Sutton — Studio City, CA, USA — Damaged Goods // Horror, Dark Comedy TV 1 hr
Charline Tetiyevsky — Queens, NY, USA — Demon of Kings // Supernatural TV 1 hr
Will Thede and Ben Weiss — New York, NY, USA — Talk Shit // Dark Comedy, Thriller Feature
Rob Tiemstra — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Hypnos // Horror Feature
Aekansh Vats — Mumbai, Maharashtra, India — Babu Metallica // Cozy Mystery Feature
Alfredo Vidal — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Below The Heavens // Drama, Coming-of-Age Feature
Rangeley Wallace — Bethesda, MD, USA — Wipeout // Drama, True Story Feature
Samantha Wan — Toronto, ON, CA — How To Save A Life // Drama Feature
Jacky Watson — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Peruanitos // Drama, Family Feature
MENTORS
Corey Trent Ackerman — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Manager/Producer, Evoke Entertainment
Daisy Allsop — London, England, UK — Producer/Screenwriter/Acquisitions Consultant
Liz Cardenas — Dallas, TX, USA — Writer/Director/Producer
Darrien Michele Gipson — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Producer, Executive Director of SAGindie
Geeta Malik — Culver City, CA, USA — Writer/Director
Brandi Nicole — Memphis, TN, USA — TV Writer
Maya Perez — Austin, TX, USA — Writer/Producer
Diana Richardson — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Filmmaker and Professor at Loyola Marymount University
Ciara Wardlow — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Feature Film Program Manager, Sundance Institute
SPEAKER
JLee MacKenzie — Vermont and Los Angeles, CA, USA — Writer/Director
LEAD FACILITATOR
David Rocchio — Stowe, VT, USA — Founder & Director of Stowe Story Labs
