Lena Waithe, Eva Longoria, and representatives of MACRO and The Black List have selected Sahar Jahani and K.C. Scott as the winners of The MACRO Episodic Lab powered by The Black List. The winners, announced at Sundance, will each receive development support and a pilot presentation or sizzle at … Read entire story.
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EXCLUSIVE: Roger Ross Williams, who won the 2010 Oscar for his documentary short, Music By Prudence, is directing an authorized documentary feature on the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem. The announcement was made today by Jonelle Procope, President and CEO of The Apollo Theater, and Nigel Sinclair of White Horse Pictures. … Read entire story.
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EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Wash, an openly gay debater from Kansas who won the 2013 Cross Examination Association and National Debate Tournament championships, will be the subject of a feature film that has been set up with powerhouse backers. Daniel Barnz has been set to direct and co-write the script with Wash … Read entire story.
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Creed writer-director Ryan Coogler is teaming up with Short Term 12 helmer Destin Daniel Cretton and poet/playwright Chinaka Hodge to develop Minors, a new television drama series produced by Charles D. King’s Macro. Drawing from Creeton’s experiences working in residential foster care, Hodge’s background teaching underserved … Read entire story.
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