My love for storytelling started at a young age, when I wrote of my dog and a magical world we got lost in. I’m still writing about magic and being lost in a world I don’t understand, but now the problems are slightly more complicated, and my form has improved. Storytelling is more than just… Read more »
Robert Vestal
ROBERT VESTAL (Cherokee descent) is an actor, writer, and director based in Los Angeles. Rob is a graduate of the University of Chicago, studied at The Second City, and is also a graduate of The Groundlings. He has appeared in numerous commercials and is a veteran of the Stage having performed in front of an… Read more »
Shelley Dennis
From the farm to the catwalk, Shelley Dennis’ wide-range of experiences have helped her create multifaceted characters with unique points of view. Shelley was born into a family of Choctaw storytellers in small town Oklahoma. She fell in love with theatre and bringing compelling characters to life as early as elementary school – writing and… Read more »
Micah Ian War Dog Wright
Micah Ian War Dog Wright is an enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. He has worked as a writer, director, designer, and producer. His feature film writing/directing debut, the comedic horror thriller They’re Watching was released in theaters and is now available on Netflix and iTunes worldwide. Most recently, Micah served as the Chief Content Officer of FNX,… Read more »
John Timothy
(Muscogee/Creek) John Timothy is a Los Angeles based writer for television. He was a participant in the 2019 LA Skins Fest Native American TV Writers Lab. He teaches and performs at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre where you can see him with his team, Megaplex. With his writing partner Patrick Mahoney, he co-wrote “The Third… Read more »
Carolina Hoyos
CAROLINA HOYOS is a first generation Peruvian Quechua-Inca Afro-Latina. Born in Washington, DC, and raised between the quiet suburbs of Virginia and the gritty streets of Baltimore, Carolina has also lived in NYC, San Francisco and Montgomery, Alabama, before making LA her home. She splits time between writing and acting for stage and film as well as releasing records… Read more »
William Paul Smith
William Paul Smith is an Eastern Shoshone actor, writer and filmmaker. Smith earned a BFA in Screenwriting and Directing from the School of the Visual Arts (SVA) in New York and attended Columbia University’s MFA Film Directing Program. In 2017, he received his MFA in Creative Writing from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)…. Read more »
Native American Writers Room Wrap Up
The Native American Writers Room concluded with a staged reading at Netflix in Hollywood. Native American actors performed episodes from the new comedy series written by eight Native American writers. It was a great showcase of Native talent for studios, networks, talent representation and the community. The Native Writers Room is a project of… Read more »
4th Annual NATIVE AMERICAN TV WRITERS LAB Call for Entries
The 4th Annual NATIVE AMERICAN TV WRITERS LAB call for submissions is now open. The lab is sponsored by Comcast NBCUniversal, HBO and Kung Fu Monkey Productions. The NATIVE AMERICAN TV WRITERS LAB is a five week intensive scriptwriters program that prepares Native Americans for writing careers at major television networks. The lab takes place… Read more »
2019 European Film Market
The LA SKINS FEST Heads to the European Film Market! LA SKINS FEST Executive Directors, Ian Skorodin and Patricia Gomes, have been invited to the 2019 European Film Market in Berlin, Germany by the Sardinian Film Commission. A new feature script, written in the LA SKINS FEST 2018 Native American Feature Film Writers Lab, has… Read more »