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MENTOR: SABRINA DHAWAN

SCREENING OSCAR winning short

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Screening: (announced Sept 1)

AC breaks down screener beats, identifying structure.

Exercise: (announced Sept 1)

speed table readS!

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

TABLE READS: Casting among the cohort, we’ll read through as many scripts as possible, then get speed notes from team and cohort!

MENTOR DISCUSSION/ Q&A

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

World-renowned screenwriter, Sabrina Dhawan (NYU Screenwriting Professor, MONSOON WEDDING writer, WGAE Women’s Salon) will discuss how her 2000 short, AS NIGHT FALLS, led to 2001 feature script, MONSOON WEDDING, directed by Mira Nair.

Moderated by a Screenwriting Sprint Team member, followed by a brief Q&A.

Working PARTY - Beats review - deadline

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

While we party, we’ll review your latest beats! With only one week from today to submit your re-write, we take this day very seriously, though we’ll have snacks and non-alcoholic bevvies.

One winner will receive a $10K production grant with crewing support from Stockade Works. Two runners-up will receive a $500 cash prize.

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MENTOR: shukree tilghman