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Partner, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/0a29aed2-3f52-4de4-a45e-31ffdb2d6bae/Kelly+McKay.png THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY ONE - KELLY MCKAY (Director) Kelly McKay (Femmes Fatales), an impressive “directress” in film, documentary, and in sports and branding spaces, has won more awards than can be listed here. McKay has crafted visually stunning work that tells authentically human stories in everything she touches. The Screenwriting Sprint is lucky to have a working professional of Kelly’s caliber in our In-Person Finalist Rounds, proving you don’t need to move to LA to be booked solid, and that no matter what format you work in, well crafted authentic stories resonate with audiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/1782321245733-OEU5YAH2ZXXL16D5OTL5/Screenshot+2026-06-24+at+13.08.18.png THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY ONE - TAMIKA GUISHARD (Writer/Director) Tamika Guishard is an extraordinary filmmaker, a first-generation American born of Kittitian heritage in East New York, Brooklyn, with the mind of a storyteller, heart of a teacher, and soul of a dancer, Tamika is a NYU Graduate Film, and recognized by Oscar-qualifying festivals and Hollywood Foreign Press for her narrative shorts as well as featured at Harvard University and SXSWedu for her pedagogical video expertise, Tamika is a force and beyond, and one of the coolest folks I ever had the pleasure of coming across from, Athena FF Writers Lab alum, NYSCA winner, Ken Burns associate, her academic and creative brilliance, accolades and accomplishments go on and on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/239a8b3a-0a03-494d-bb14-e450a757704a/promo+image2+copy.jpg THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY ONE - BILLY MERNIT (Former SONY Exec/UCLA Screenwriting Teacher) A story analyst at Universal Pictures for nearly 30 years, BILLY MERNIT has worked on such movies as Bridesmaids and Wicked. In screenwriting circles, he’s known as "the guru of rom-com" for his best-selling textbook, Writing the Romantic Comedy, and taught writing at UCLA Extension for decades. During some 50 years in the entertainment industry he’s written for television (NBC’s Santa Barbara), had his first novel published by Random House, and written songs recorded by Carly Simon and Judy Collins, among others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/c4a06be2-a31a-43bf-8d0c-541d27af09f4/Hollie+Harper+2026+%281%29.jpg THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY ONE - HOLLIE HARPER (Writer/Comedian) Hollie Harper is a Brooklyn-based comedian, writer, and actor whose work blends sharp cultural satire with character-driven comedy. She wrote, co-created, and co-executive produced Hella Late! with Hollie Harper, BRIC TV’s first late-night variety show, where she also starred. Her performance earned a Best Actress nomination at the NYC Web Fest. As an actor, Hollie won Best Actress at the Act One One-Act Fest and received a BroadwayWorld Best Actress nomination for her performance in Melanie Goodreaux’s The Popes of Farragut Street. As a comedian and writer, Hollie was an NBC Stand Up semi-finalist, and her sold-out live comedy show F.D.K., co-created with Emily Flake, has been featured at the Knockouts Women’s Comedy Festival, the New York Comedy Festival, and the iO Comedy Festival in Chicago. https://www.screenwritingsprint.com/the-labround-two-/casting-director-mentor-heidi-eklund monthly 0.5 2026-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/1784220912297-TQON77XXAZ9R803LLCU0/HEIDI.png THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY THREE - HEIDI EKLUND Casting Director Heidi Eklund, an actor by trade, served as casting director alongside Amy Hutchings in Upstate productions of film and commercials, eventually creating her own company, Hudson Valley Casting. Credits are too many to include, but some are: The Storied Life, As Sick As They Made Us, by Mayim Bialik with Dustin Hoffman, The Hating Game, by Peter Hutchings starring Lucy Hale, A Deadly Legend, by Eric Wolf starring Judd Hirsh, Corbin Bernsen, Lori Petty, Paint, byBritt McAdams starring Owen Wilson, Linoleum by Colin West starring Jim Gaffigan and Rhea Seahorn, Shoplifters of the World, SKIN directed by Guy Nattive starring Jamie Bell, Then Came You by Peter Hutchings with Maisie Williams and Asa Butterfield. Furlough with Melissa Leo and Whoopi Goldberg, Fabled with Zosia Mamet, BURN: The Bitch The Thief, The Psycho with Josh Hutchinson and Suki Waterhouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/1784221046725-4YOZSSE190PIQN500I1N/GERI+COLE.png THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY THREE - GERI COLE Writer Geri Cole is an award winning screenwriter, interactive writer, performer, and producer based in New York. She is currently the co-chair of both the Writers Guild of America East’s Committee for Equity and Inclusion and the Black Writers Salon. Her work has to date earned her five Daytime Emmys, a Writers Guild Award, a Producers Guild award, and an NAACP image award for writing work. You can also find Geri buying yet another vintage leather jacket (it's a problem), talking you into oyster happy hour, or stopping to pet a dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/1784220991978-SS1TVLXJRZE2M8MYJ2O7/Kiran+Chitanvis+headshot.png THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY THREE - KIRAN CHITANVIS Writer/Director Kiran Chitanvis (WGAE Women’s Salon) is an award winning producer and writer/director working across documentary and fiction for feature film, TV, and digital spaces. She has worked on projects currently available on Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, VICE, and YouTube and served as a supervising producer for teams at global media companies like Gizmodo Media and Business Insider. She received her MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and BA from Princeton University. Kiran is a member of the WGAE, based between LA and NYC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/239a8b3a-0a03-494d-bb14-e450a757704a/promo+image2+copy.jpg THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY THREE - BILLY MERNIT Former SONY Exec/UCLA Screenwriting Teacher A story analyst at Universal Pictures for nearly 30 years, BILLY MERNIT has worked on such movies as Bridesmaids and Wicked. In screenwriting circles, he’s known as "the guru of rom-com" for his best-selling textbook, Writing the Romantic Comedy, and taught writing at UCLA Extension for decades. During some 50 years in the entertainment industry he’s written for television (NBC’s Santa Barbara), had his first novel published by Random House, and written songs recorded by Carly Simon and Judy Collins, among others. https://www.screenwritingsprint.com/the-labround-two-/producers-panel-mentor-tim-barnes monthly 0.5 2026-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a28407c3eb5fa37715c9cc2/1784220858780-4U4H44PFIWGMBI1DUWIA/TIM_BARNES.png THE LAB—ROUND TWO - Unpublished - DAY TWO - TIM BARNES Writer/Comedian Tim Barnes is a comedian, television writer, and podcast producer with a decade of experience spanning late-night, sketch, multi-camera, animated, and audio productions. Barnes enjoys developing worlds that balance absurdity with relatability, from the broken utopia of his Comedy Central animated web series Maurice on Marsto the faulty justice of his Ninth Planet Audio sitcom JUDGE TRAVIS. 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