Feedback with Jonterri Gadson and Sylvia L. Jones
THE DEVIL’S GATEKEEPER written by Rodney Nugent
For centuries, the Holy Grail and Pandora’s Box have been searched for with the hope that they would hold the key to humanity’s salvation. Today, Pandora’s Box has been found. Today, hope will replace the evils that have plagued our world… but suppose the Box was hidden for a reason.
Featuring Cassandra Hunter, Alberto Isaac, Phil Idrissi, James Tang, Rebekah Jarvis, Trip Langley, Suzan Mikel, and Darryl Alan Reed
Currently, Mr. Nugent is a prolific independent writer with multiple feature and television scripts in various stages of development. His film, John Henry, has been optioned by The Woods Entertainment Group, while his play, Skidders, a poignant portrayal of a homeless community, is under consideration by The CTG Group. Mr. Nugent’s play, Lost Voices, premiered at the 2020 LA Fringe Festival. Mr. Nugent’s play, The Letter, has not only captivated audiences but also garnered several prestigious NAACP nominations, a testament to the quality and impact of his work. Mr. Nugent began his professional career as a dancer and traveled the globe for a decade as a Principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. He also choreographed for numerous commercials and music videos. Mr. Nugent’s footage of a story that has deep personal meaning to him, a documentary on the life of choreographic great Alvin Ailey, has been included in the current documentary on Alvin Ailey, which premiered at Sundance in 2022, in which Mr. Nugent appears as a dancer and interviewer of Mr. Ailey. Mr. Nugent is a native New Yorker and currently resides in Los Angeles.
SOULLESS written by Tiffany Baker (supernatural drama pilot)
After Rashida Gaines’ near-death experience, she’s burdened with supernatural gifts that further complicate the relationship with her religious family, endangers her life, and forces her to become a vigilante in the army of an Egyptian Goddess.
Featuring Courtney Gabrielle Williams, Kim Estes, Phil Idrissi, Kila Kitu, Leonard A. Thomas, Elena Campbell Martínez, Rebekah Jarvis, Chanell Bell, and Tamika Simpkins
Tiffany Barker was raised in a large family in St. Louis. After entering the corrections field, she encountered every level of offender from traffic violators to murderers for 11 years. While she’d already recognized the unfair application of the law due to race and socioeconomic status, her favorite show Law & Order: SVU opened her eyes to gender-specific injustices. For years she sought to be like Olivia Benson, even becoming a member of her local YWCA’s sexual assault response team to support victims in the aftermath. But when Mike Brown was murdered in the St. Louis County municipality of Ferguson, everything she witnessed from law enforcement, sowed an inherent distrust she’d never previously felt. While justice is rarely achieved in the real world, she chooses to make every script she writes, reflect one where it does. And, after realizing having a badge and gun wasn’t necessary to help people, she enrolled in nursing school. Since 2018, she’s been applying for network fellowships and entering screenwriting contests, most recently being a finalist for ScreenCraft Drama and Save the Cat. In 2021 to improve her writing, she joined a weekly lab to be held accountable, improve her skills, network with actors, and offer her support to fellow writers. To take the journey into professional screenwriting more seriously, she has just relocated to Los Angeles.
