The mission of Diverse Voices is to provide a contest that is purely focused on promoting and encouraging diverse voices and stories. The contest’s hope is to find stories that are told from perspectives – through the author and/or characters – that are often underrepresented in Hollywood today. We’re so happy to say that once again the response to this contest was unbelievable.
This Diverse Voices contest has brought together so much amazing talent and so many incredible stories that we’ve increased the size of our semi-finalist group to 140 scripts, because it was impossible to cut down the list any further. However, there were still so many extremely talented writers who did not advance. The competition was fierce and just because a project may not have advanced doesn’t at all mean that it isn’t a fantastic story. In fact, we’re certain that some scripts not advancing will bring their writer success in the very near future.
We also want to extend a sincere congratulations to everyone advancing. If you are advancing it means that after two reads, your judges agreed that this is a stand out story that needs to be told.
And now, the Diverse Voices Semifinalists:
FEATURES
Alex Reid | The King’s Crossroads |
Alvin Chua | Polycarp’s Place |
Amanda Bermudez | The Face of the Earth |
Amanda Keener | Patchwork |
Ann Rosen | Mother Tongue |
Arla Bowers | White Coyote |
Ashley Ohana | Watershed |
Bandar Albuliwi | A Brotherhood |
Beth Curry | Moonflower |
Bo Shim | Enfect |
Brad Vance | A Little Too Broken |
Candela Echenique | Children of Pan |
Carol Kalusek | Bernie’s Wish |
Christine Inserra | Loving Out Loud |
Cindy Kitagawa | Hielera |
Colin Campbell | The Sound Of Fear |
Dani Milton | Trinn Begins |
David Lykes Keenan | Crossing The Cowhouse |
Davina Kotulski | Behind Barbed Eyes |
Dennis Escobedo | Advice for Teenage Outcasts |
Dorothy Kozak | The Laundromat (“La Lavandaria”) |
Dr. Stephen Curran | The Music Box |
Edith Cheng | Dark-Skinned Girls |
Eileen McAuley | The Hunt |
Erica Tachoir | Scattering Jake |
Erik Miguel Gervais | American Folklore: A Midwife’s Tale |
Gemal Woods | Knife to a Gunfight Script |
Gil Hizon | Run to Your Soul |
Goldie Jones | Lenore |
Harrison Fowler | High School Loser |
Holly Sereni | Molokai Channel |
James Craig | In Hell Before Night |
Jesus Celaya | Chico Grande |
Jillian Lauren | The Great Pretenders |
John Pisano-Thomsen | Pride & President |
Jonas Tintenseher | Sylvie Supernova Forever! |
Jordan Dale | Wrath of Angels |
Josephine Bezzina | From God And Family I Descend |
Joshua Bartolome | The Crossing |
Karolyn Carnie | Gold Medal Domination |
Kathie Scholl | Reckless Notion 99 |
Kathleen Rakela | Rise |
Katterina Powers | A Better Place |
Kelli McNeil | Daruma |
Kevin Karp | Touch the Fire |
Khalil Sullins | The Disease |
Kiki Shaw | Burt’s Wormhole |
Linsen Oyosa | The Rogue Assassin |
Ludvig Wiegner | Hussy Among the Lost Girls |
Lukas Hassel | Silhouette |
Lynn Esta Goldman | On the Wing |
Mads Feldballe | Judy |
Marc Moody | Rumspringa |
Matt Clemons | Dirty Back Road |
Matt Williams, Andrew Griffiths | Dannemora |
Melanie Martinez | Sunny Gardens |
Melissa Emery | Cowboy Bob |
Michael Barnard | Everybody Says Goodbye: The Story of a Father and Son |
Michael Choi | Estevan the Black |
Michael Kenney, Diane Burrell | Hot Rod Monsters |
Nancy Frazen | Welcome to the Real World |
Patrick Byrne | The 405 |
Paul Clarke | Leaky |
Pearse Lehane | The Lean |
Pedro Fernandez | Californio |
Phineas Fiske | The Pysanky Connection |
Quincy Ledbetter | Alieu the Dreamer |
Rachana suri | Dukkha |
Raymond Anderson | Centenarian’s Birthday Party |
Rebecca McElroy | Absolute Priority |
Ren Hanami | Ninja Mom |
Robert Axelrod | Hopeful Soul |
Robin Smith | Elote |
Roderick Stevens | River |
Ruben Bush III | Blackout.com |
SCOTT LIAPIS | Hunters Pointe |
Shay Ball | Cherry Hill Blues |
Shupiwe Suffolk | Copper Bullets |
Siovonne Smith | The Polish Medallion |
Sojean Peou | Catfish and the Crabs |
Suzanne Guacci | T-11 Incomplete |
Tom Nolan | Mr. Big Hero |
Toni Ann Johnson | Gramercy Park |
Viv Mansueter | Best Self |
Wade Wofford | Urban Ed |
Waylon Baker | Puppy Play |
Wendy Melchior | Brown |
William Gammon | Ghost Writer |
Winnie Khaw | Dream Rehearsal |
Yvonne Paulin | 13 Minutes |
Zachary Clark | Little Warrior of Manzanar |
PILOTS – ONE HOUR
Alexander Major | Buffalo Nation |
Bethan Marlow | The Fence |
Brandon Botta & Casey Tollett Botta | Spitfires |
Capucine Berney | Hazmat |
Cara Winter | Evolution |
Carlos de los Angeles | Dreams…in the Key of C |
Chris Taylor | The Flying Dutchman |
Chris Crane | Division I |
Chris Phillips | A Consuming Fire |
Christine Shin | Transcendence |
David Sullivan | Devil River |
Deron Albright | Molineaux |
Ehsan Knopf | Witness |
George Perez | The Life Episode: “Another Day in The Life” |
Hank Isaac | Kyla’s War Episode: “Snow Angels” |
Jace Lacob | Connection |
Klaudia Morawa, Bradley Carter | Black and Blonde |
Kristen Twomey | Blue Lace |
L.M. Harter | Lavender Panthers |
LeAnn Erickson & Seabright McCabe | Top Secret Rosies Episode: “Pilot” |
Leslie Linder | Boston Marriag Episode: “Rallying Cry” |
Lora-Ellen McKinney | Old Lady Dilemmas Episode “Vaginas” |
Michael Lee | The Natives |
Nkosi White | The 51st State |
Oliver White | Bars |
Onil Lad | Ubiquitous 1.0 Episode: “Karmic Slip” |
Richard Sharrah | Creator of Chaos |
Rickie Castaneda | Welcome to Storyville |
Saiya Floyd | Days of Infamy Episode: “Pilot” |
Stephanie Arapian | Waystation |
Victoria Grace Walden | The Prophet |
PILOTS
Alana Branch | Private |
Brittany Worthington | Mark Time |
Dwayne Conyers | Sandwich Man |
Ellen Gerstein | The Adventures of Ronald and Edgar |
Eudie Pak | Phineas |
Kelsey Cressman | Holier Than Thou |
Meg Favreau | The Value Shopping Network |
Sasha Feiler | Bitches in Season |
Tiffany Bratcher | Syd |
SHORTS
Corey O’Connell | The Other One |
Gretl Claggett | Stormchaser |
Jaclyn Powell | The Last Shred of Daylight |
Jamel Northern | Midnight |
Jonny Pasvolsky | A View From The Sea |
Kaz Cai | She Who Rises From the Ashes |
Lillian Lu | Great Minds |
Rachel Troche | Newsworthy |
Sam Henderson & Ryan Romine | Con Alma |