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AJ Currie is a Los Angeles based Pakistani-American writer, and a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts and LMU School of film and television. A gay, genderqueer immigrant who found his home half the world away, he writes about those looking to belong, walking through unkind worlds, often in close-toed stilettos. He aspires to write for television and create and run an original TV show.

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Osaro Lee is a Nigerian-American screenwriter, actor, and director who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill. Osaro wants to use his specialty in philosophical/psychological concepts and expansive worldbuilding to give audiences role models and heroes who look like him and other BIPOC peers. He has done television development internships at NBCUniversal/Peacock and Media Res Studio, as well as the Film and Media Career Development Program under The Gotham. Osaro hopes to work his way up the television space to being a showrunner and executive producer before he expands into film.

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Louise Zhang is a Chinese-born, New York-based writer, director, and cinematographer. Born and raised in Shanghai, Louise moved to New Hampshire at the age of 15, where she discovered her love for literature, language, and storytelling. Her films cross many genres, combining an eastern sensibility with western storytelling and evoking universal emotions through specific narratives.