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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, December 22-25, 2018 The Park Record C-7 Sundance announces lab fellows Submitted by the Sundance Institute Fifteen screenwriters from countries including the U.S., Lebanon, South Africa, Turkey, and the United Kingdom will bring twelve projects to the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab, taking place Jan. 18-23 at the Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah. This year’s Lab is dedicated to the memory of two cherished creative advisors: Tom Rickman and Audrey Wells. The projects and fellows selected for the 2019 January Screenwriters Lab are: • “The American Society of Magical Negroes” (U.S.A.) / Kobi Libii (director and screenwriter): Omar, a young black man, is recruited into an undercover society of Magical Negroes who secretly conjure literal magic to make white people’s lives easier. Once he realizes they are using supernatural means to do the very thing he’s felt obligated to do his whole life, he attempts to buck the system and put his own dreams first. Kobi Libii is an actor/writer/ comedian, currently writing and performing on Comedy Central’s upcoming Klepper. Past acting credits include “The Opposition” with Jordan Klepper (Comedy Central), “Transparent” (Amazon), “Girls” (HBO), “Jessica Jones” (Netflix), and “Madam Secretary” (CBS), among others. In addition to his television work, Libii has written and performed sketch and improvised comedy all over the country, touring with Broadway’s Next Hit Musical, One Night Stand and in the Resident Company at Chicago City Limits. Libii has a bachelors in Theater from Yale University and studied comedy at Second City Chicago. • “Costa Brava Lebanon” (Lebanon) / Mounia Akl (co-writer/director) and Clara Roquet (co-writer): The Badri family lives an idyllic life of isolation in the Lebanese mountains, far away from a country drowning in garbage and pollution. When the government decides to build a landfill right outside their house, tensions amongst the family members explode, revealing the rot was not only outside their home. Mounia Akl is a Lebanese director and screenwriter with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from ALBA and and MFA from Columbia University. Her short film, “Submarine,” was in the official selection of the 69th Cannes Film Festival (Cinéfondation) and at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2017, Akl was chosen to represent Lebanon at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Directors’ Fortnight Factory with her short film, “El Gran Libano,” co-directed with Neto Villalobos. With “Costa Brava Lebanon,” Akl completed the Torino Film Lab and the Cannes Film Festival’s Cinéfondation Residency. The film will be produced by Abbout Productions. Clara Roquet is a Spanish writer and director. She is the co-writer of the films “10.000KM,” directed by Carlos Marques-Marcet, and “Petra,” directed by Jaime Rosales, which premiered at this year’s Directors’ Fortnight. Her short film “El Adiós,”which she also directed, won the 2016 Student BAFTA, was nominated for the European Film Awards, and was acquired by HBO. Her previous collaboration with Mounia Akl include co-writing the short film “Submarine.” • “Dandelion Seed” (U.S.A.) / Ru Kuwahata (co-writer/co-director) and Max Porter (co-writer/co-director): In 1993, Kayo, a Japanese foreign exchange student, finds magic and wonder in everyday things, including those found at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch, which happens to be right next door to her boarding school. When disturbing allegations against Jackson come to light, Kayo’s innocence and desire to belong are tested, as she tries to find her place in this unfamiliar social structure. Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter are an Oscar-nominated animation directing duo living in Providence, Rhode Island. Known for their distinctive mixed-media narratives, their films have screened in over 900 festivals around the world, including Sundance Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand, and Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Their most recent short, “Negative Space,” was nominated for the 90th Academy Awards and has garnered 125 prizes. • “El Otro Lado (The Other Side)” (U.S.A.) / Barbara Cigarroa (writer/director): Set in Brownsville, Texas, during the child migration crisis, Lucy, a low-income Mexican American teen, is confronted with her own need for escape when her father decides to sponsor two undocumented minors for money. This project is the recipient of the Sundance Institute Delta Air Lines & Aeromexico Latinx Fellowship. Barbara Cigarroa is a Mexican-American filmmaker from South Texas. She resides in New York City and holds an MFA in Screenwriting from Columbia University and a BA in English from Yale University. Cigarroa’s screenplay, “El Otro Lado (The Other Side),” was a featured project at IFP’s 2018 No Borders Co-Production Market. Her short film “Dios Nunca Muere” had its world premiere at the 2018 NewYork Film Festival, and she was invited to be a member of the 2018 NYFF Artist Academy. Her short film “Marta Rosa” was also an official selection at dozens of international film festivals, including Austin, New Orleans and Palm Springs, where it won Panavision’s Best North American Short under 15 minutes. • “Farewell Amor” (U.S.A.) / Ekwa Msangi (writer/director): After 17 years in exile, Walter’s wife and daughter are reunited with him in the U.S., now absolute strangers. 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