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TRACK RECORD & INDUSTRY RECOGNITION

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY HONORS

Foreign Exchange

  • Second Runner Up - Screencraft Spring 2024 Virtual Pitch Competition 

  • Top 1% - Coverfly Comedy Pitches (2024)

  • Top 1% - Genre/Format (2024, 2025)

  • Top 3% - Overall Coverfly Projects  (2024)

  • Top 5% - Overall Comedy Projects (2024, 2025)

  • Top 20 - Pitch of the Month (2024) & Pitch of the Year (2025)​

The Kingdom

  • Semifinalist - Screencraft Spring 2024 Virtual Pitch Competition 

  • Top 9% - Overall Coverfly Projects (2025)

  • Top 6% - Coverfly Drama Pitches (2024)​​​

 

AWARDS & DISTINCTION

  • 2023 Webby Award Winner: Best Social Video Series (Prime Video Plot Pitches)

  • Staff Writer Bootcamp: In The Cut LA (2025)

  • Game Writing Distinction: Become A Game Writer High Performer, (ELVTR Spring 2025 Cohort)

EDITORIAL & CULTURAL JOURNALISM CREDENTIALS

  • Rotten Tomatoes-Approved Critic: Certified Tomatometer Reviewer (2017, 2018)

ACCREDITED PRESS & INDUSTRY COVERAGE

  • Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF): Press Delegate (2016, 2017, 2019)

  • SXSW Film Festival: Accredited Industry Coverage (2019)

  • Film Independent Los Angeles: Director Close-Up Series Coverage (2018)

  • National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ-LA): Film Screenings & Industry Panels (2018)

SELECTED EDITORIAL POSTS & PODCASTS

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