In-person feedback from Kemiyondo Coutinho (Survival of the Thickest) and Rochée Jeffrey (grown-ish)
A FAIRY’S TALE written by Jana Naomi Smith (YA pilot)
When a Fairy Godmother Academy reject with an uneven wing gets the opportunity to interview for her dream job – working exclusively for little black Girls on Earth, she must prove she has what it takes to be a successful Fairy Godmother or risk never realizing her dream.
Featuring Sakina Mustafa, Sakile Camara, Adargiza De Los Santos, Shirley Jordan, Caro Guzmán, Lauren Du Pree, and Inger Tudor
MESS (dramedy pilot) written by Tricia Fukuhara and Henry Alexander Kelly
Best friends: Alice and Marcos- an aimless, lindy-hop obsessed Japanese-American, and an overambitious Afro-Latino game designer- must navigate their messy lives in L.A. and try to finally come of age in their mid-30s.
Featuring Mirai, Khalif J. Gillett, Robert Paterno, Manny Martínez Hernández, Kimberly Hollkamp-Dinon, Rory Kulz, Natsuko Ohama, Oscar Fabela, Newton Kaneshiro, and Marcos Najera
CASITA CAFE (dramedy pilot) written by Swati Sharma
A Mexican family’s attempts to stay afloat by discreetly operating their LA based Mom and Pop cafe as a ‘Casita’ (gambling den) are thwarted when a pigeonholed immigrant Indian writer makes it her favorite emotional support coffee shop.
Featuring Kausar Mohammed, Caro Guzmán, Maya Morales, Marcos Najera, Amy Scribner, Gita Reddy, Oscar Fabela, Manny Martínez Hernández, and María Jurado
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