Erica Tremblay met her showrunner and collaborator, Sterlin Harjo, through the Native Filmmakers Lab at Sundance. But that was a decade in the making. Before that, she made a short film, two documentaries, and hundreds of videos for major publishers. We'll talk about how she got into advertising, switched to… See more
Victoria González wrote her first episode of television as a Showrunner's Assistant. She started as a page at CBS, and got staffed a mere four years later. We'll talk about how she found an all-Latina writers' group, went viral on Twitter, and got staffed off a 50-page comedy sample. I'm… See more
Van B. Nguyen sold a spec script called BLACKOUT that's now in post-production. She began as a Set PA in Austin, and worked in production for ten years before finally getting staffed. We'll talk about why she moved to LA, changed her mindset, and stopped chasing reps. I'm your host,… See more
Shruti Saran met her current showrunner through a hashtag on Twitter called #blackoutscriptreads. But first, she quit her job, found a writers' group, and got serious about networking. Today we'll talk about how she did it – all while living in Austin, Texas. I'm your host, Priscilla Nguyen, and you're… See more
Welcome to New Screenwriters on Breaking In, a show about how women of color (and other writers) are breaking in today. I'm Priscilla Nguyen, and in each episode you'll hear from a writer who broke in within the last five years about how they buckled down, found their reps, and… See more