Sonya Oberly is an independent writer/producer. She’s an enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe and a descendant of the Osage and Comanche Tribes in Oklahoma. Sonya worked for a number years in counseling throughout Indian Country. In 2009, she earned her MFA from the University of Southern California with an emphasis in writing and directing she had… Read more »
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Siena East
Siena East (Choctaw) is a writer, comedian, and actress based in Los Angeles. Siena studied Film and Television Production at New York University where she was selected to produce her first short film. Her short film “Lycanphobic” was included in both the LA Skins Film Festival, where it was nominated in the Emerging Filmmaker category,… Read more »
Vladimir Perez
Vladimir Perez is an writer/actor born in Brooklyn NY. After performing in the 2017 CBS Diversity Showcase, Vlad appeared on the CBS sitcoms Superior Donuts and Man With a Plan, the ABC hit show Modern Family, Brooklyn Nine Nine and LA to Vegas on FOX. Vlad is also a proud recipient of the Groundlings NBC/Universal… Read more »
Riley Page
Riley grew up the second oldest of five children, and was considered by his brothers and sisters to be a master instigator with a knack for hiding in unbelievably small spaces, jumping out, and scaring them to the point of tears. Upon watching Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion at age eight, Riley decided that… Read more »
Jade Puga
A South Texas Native, Jade Puga (Guachichil, Huastec, Lipan Apache)attended the University Of Southern California. A multi-hyphenate, she is a writer/actress/filmmaker. Together with writing and producing partner Richard Montes, their historical drama screenplay is reader recommended and trending on the Black List and was a semi-finalist at the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab 2017. Other screenplays… Read more »
Jason Marcus
Jason Marcus is a writer and comic from Boston whose writing blends realistic characters with absurdist premises by exploring the uniquely human experience in ways that are universally relatable. Most recently, he has written for an upcoming series on Netflix. Among his accolades, Jason is a Native American TV Writers Lab fellow and an NBC… Read more »
Erik Fritts-Davis
Erik Fritts-Davis.writes sketch and half-hour comedy. His work has been featured on stages of Upright Citizens Brigade, iO West, The Second City – Hollywood, and ACME Comedy Theatre. He is a staff writer for the long-running Top Story! Weekly. Erik holds a BA in film production from CSU Sacramento, studied in the UCLA Professional Program for… Read more »
NATIVE AMERICAN WRITERS PITCH WORKSHOP
November 14th, 2017 — The 11th Annual LA SKINS FEST opened with the 6th Annual NATIVE AMERICAN WRITERS PITCH WORKSHOP. Native writers met with showrunners and pitched to creative executives, agents, managers and writing consultants. The first portion of the workshop was an introduction to pitching. Our guest speaker was Mike Royce (Netflix showrunner for… Read more »
OPENING NIGHT MIXER
November 15th, 2017 — Sundance Institute’s Native American and Indigenous Film Program collaborated with us to celebrate and host our opening night for Native American filmmakers, Native American TV Lab alumni, and Sundance NativeLab Fellows. We also took the opportunity to thank our network, studio, tribal and municipal sponsors for supporting the LA SKINS FEST…. Read more »
NATIVE AMERICAN ACTING WORKSHOP
Thursday November 16th — The SAG-AFTRA National Native Americans Committee as part of LA Skins Fest hosted a panel called The Business of Acting: The Landscape of Native American Casting– a free casting panel and interactive workshop. This casting panel and workshop was dedicated to Native American actors seeking to gain insight into auditioning, performing… Read more »