Write Place, Write Time

The 2026 Screenwriting Lab Fellows have arrived, and they're ready to embark upon a very special storytelling journey.

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Events

Apr
01-15

Presents

Always Remember: Inked: Our Stories Remarked

Time 12:00 am – 11:59 pm PT
Location Film Independent Presents Online Screening Room
Tickets FREE and open to the general public
Always Remember is a free film series designed to raise Holocaust awareness through cinema. Returning after a successful inaugural year, the series is expanding with... Read More
Mon
Apr
06

Programs

Documentary Works in Progress: ENDO

Time 7:00 pm PT
Location Film Independent Theater
Tickets FREE and open to the general public
You’re invited to join us for a work-in-progress screening of ENDO, followed by a conversation and feedback session with co-directors Sammy Jaye & Soraya Simi,... Read More

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Programs Wed 4.1.2026

Write Place, Write Time: Meet the 2026 Film Independent Screenwriting Lab Fellows

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Why now? If you’ve ever pitched a movie, you’ve heard this question posed before. For anything to happen in the film business, it sometimes feels as if the stars have to align. Luckily for seven screenwriters– Andrés Pérez-Duarte, Emma He, Maddie McCann, Sam Osborn, Rammy Park, Alissa Torvin...

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