2025 Fellowship Semi-Finalists Announced For Narrative Labs
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, AND THE STOWE LAUNCH GENRE FELLOWSHIP SEMI-FINALISTS TO THE 2025 NARRATIVE LABS.
THE BLACK LIST ARTIST DEVELOPMENT SEMI-FINALISTS:
Khalid Abdulqaadir — Lee’s Summit, 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
Rachel Brunner — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Pray For Me // Dark Comedy Feature
Leo Ebersberger — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Cobalt // Thriller TV – 1 hour
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
Bobbie Green — Los Angeles, CA, USA — The Knots of Humboldt // Drama Feature
Shana Holmes — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Smut and Mothballs // Dramedy TV – 1/2 hour
Steven Markowitz — Sherman Oaks, CA, USA — In Flames // Historical Drama Feature
Jack Messitt — Santa Clarita, CA, USA — Peyton Dekker and the Curse of the Camel's Tears // Action, Period Feature
Christian Moldes — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Santa Colonia // Crime, Mystery, Thriller TV – Mini Series
Ken Orman — Forth Worth, TX, USA — Sheriff Toni Diaz // Action, Drama TV – 1 hour
Christine Park — Richmond, BC, Canada — In Absence of Light // Drama, Thriller Feature
Libby Schreiner — Chicago, IL, USA — Big Drama Ranch // Comedy, Western, Satire Feature
Nick Fituri Scown — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Brother Baba // Family Dramedy TV – 1 hour
Jack Warren — Phoenicia, NY, USA — Violent Delights // Horror Romance Feature
Sarah Wolf — Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA — William // Faith Drama Feature
Amir Zargara — Ottawa, ON, Canada — A Good Day Will Come // Drama, Political, Sport Feature
FILM FATALES SEMI-FINALISTS:
Erin Cantelo — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Cargo // Romance Drama Feature
Susan Dynner — West Hollywood, CA, USA — The Greatest Illusion // Docudrama, Biopic Feature
Abby Fuller — Ashland, OR, USA — Hope/Esperanza // Drama, Comedy Feature
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
Ann LeSchander — Inglewood, CA, USA — Freidel // Historical Action, Drama 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 SEMI-FINALISTS:
Ellen Ancui — Pasadena, CA, USA — The Solicitor // Drama, Comedy TV – 1 hour
Maribel Apuya — Las Vegas, NV, USA — Meddling With Love // Romantic Comedy Feature
Kim Carr — Wilmington, NC, USA — Station MVP // Comedy, Drama TV – ½ hour
Kristina Castillo — Cobano, Puntarenas, Costa Rica — Jane // Political, Erotic Thriller Feature
Adithi Chandrashekar — Austin, TX, USA — Foul Trouble // Drama TV – 1 hour
Aimee DuFresne — Palm Springs, CA, USA — The Champagne Sisters // Drama, Comedy Feature
Lindsay Ellis — Toronto, ON, Canada — Condo Board Rules // Comedy TV – ½ hour
Heidi-Marie Ferren — Manhattan Beach, CA, USA — American Belles // Drama TV – 1 hour
Sarah Grochala — Santa Monica, CA, USA — Vindication // Historical Drama TV – 1 hour
Eevin Hartsough — New York, NY, USA — Emergency Contact // Comedy TV – ½ hour
Milly Itzhak — Claremont, CA, USA — Year of the Monkey // Drama TV – 1 hour
Diane Lansing — Santa Monica, CA, USA — Rainbow Cruise // Romantic Comedy Feature
Monica McCarthy — Sligo, Ireland — Mastermind // Comedy TV – Mini Series
Jezabel Montero — Hoboken, NJ, USA — The Oranagaples // Comedy TV – ½ hour
Allyson Morgan — New York, NY, USA — All Inclusive // Murder Mystery, Comedy Feature
Geneviève Paiement — Toronto, ON, Canada — Helen’s War // Drama Feature
Stacey Russell — Mount Juliet, TN, USA — Tits Up // Dramedy TV 1 – hour
Kel Vance — Leppington, NSW, Australia — Sam the Hammer // Dramedy Feature
NYX HORROR COLLECTIVE SEMI-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
Caroline Farrell — Dublin, Ireland — Rosanella // 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
Makana Lani — Astoria, NY, USA — Contingent // LGBTQIA+ Horror Feature
Diane Sismour — Kempton, PA, USA — The Doll Keeper // Psychological Horror Feature
Bella Thornton — Los Angeles, CA, USA — The Rabbit Hunters // Horror, Comedy, Myth TV – 1 hour
Anastasia Washington — North Hollywood, CA, USA — Retreat // Horror, Comedy Feature
Rachel Weise — Monrovia, CA, USA — Self-Tape // Horror Feature
Gina Yull — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Harvesters // Horror Feature
Amanda Zubillaga — Altadena, CA, USA — The Sisterhood // Horror, Comedy Feature
PAGE INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITING AWARDS SEMI-FINALISTS:
Zach Bandler — Long Beach, CA, USA — Land of the Young // Drama Feature
Lorenzo Colonna — San Mauro Pascoli, FC, Italy — Pearl // Drama Feature
Lesley Fera — Pasadena, CA, USA — Inconceivable // Dark Comedy TV – 1 hour
Olivia Haller — Toluca Lake, CA, USA — And Also With You // Dramedy TV – ½ hour
Emmy (EK) Johnson — Pasadena, CA, USA — Prophet // Drama TV – 1 hour
Gilda Hauser Porcari — Hallandale Beach, FL, USA — Change of Pace // Comedy TV – ½ hour
Shiva Ramanathan — Irvine, CA, USA — The Unseen // SciFi Thriller Feature
Todd Scheiperpeter — Palm Springs, CA, USA — The Lansbury Protocol // Action, Comedic Spy Thriller Feature
Steffany Sommers — Mission Viejo, CA, USA — How to Survive a Narcassist // 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
Daniel Weber — Great Neck, NY, USA — Provenance // Drama, Thriller Feature
Noah Weiss — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Thoughts and Prayers // Drama TV – Mini Series
Anna Wright — Hastings, East Sussex, Great Britain — Rhapsodist // Dramedy TV – Mini Series
SAGINDIE SEMI-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
Maryam Myika Day — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Become American // Action Feature
Kristen Edney — New York, NY, USA — Wooden Valentine // Drama TV – 1 hour
Teri Elam — Augusta, GA, USA — Andi Lake Has Things To Do // Comedy, Drama TV – ½ hour
Jo Jude — Brooklyn, NY, USA — The Bawd // Historical Fiction Drama Feature
Ben Kim — Hacienda Heights, CA, USA — Unified // Drama TV – 1 hour
Philip Malaczewski — Los Angeles, CA, USA — The Third // LGBTQIA+ Thriller Feature
Sophie Mutiara Nova — Valencia, CA, USA — Deity = Delta // Drama, Comedy TV – 1 hour
Eric Reid — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Impala // Drama Feature
Eve Robinson — Chicago, IL, USA — Blue on Blue // Drama Feature
Bolaji Tijani-Qudus — San Leandro, CA, USA — Ni Abeokuta (Underneath The Rock) // Drama Feature
Jade Tremblay — Vancouver, BC, Canada — I Wanna Bail // Comedy TV – ½ hour
Alia Zeid — Santa Monica, CA, USA — A Greek Tragedy // Fantasy, Action, Adventure TV – 1 hour
STOWE LAUNCH GENRE FEATURE FILM FELLOWSHIP SEMI-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
Mary Egan — Los Angeles, CA, USA — My Name is Not Havana Black // Psychological, Drama, Thriller Feature
Alec Gibbons and Ricardo Bravo — Los Angeles, CA, USA — An Inconsequential Choice // SciFi, Drama, Thriller Feature
Maceo Greenberg — Sierra Madre, CA, USA — Willow Dale // Horror Feature
Christopher Guerrero — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Assimilated // Horror, SciFi Feature
Christian Hearn — Invergordon, Highland, Great Britain — The Hiding // Horror, Thriller Feature
Anne Hu — Los Angeles, CA, USA — A Place We All Belong // Horror Comedy Feature
Paul Ingoldsby — Riverside, CA, USA — Analytica // Gay Tech Thriller Feature
Kevin Koljack — Los Angeles, CA, USA — Figment // SciFi, Horror 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
Katie Murphy — Wicklow, Ireland — Banana Wars! // Action, Comedy Feature
Matt Ocks — New York, NY, USA — The Chess Hustler // Crime Noir, Thriller Feature
Linsay Rousseau — Burbank, CA, USA — Project Valkyrie // Action Feature
