Category Archives: students

When we were in the computer lab at Crenshaw High things really started to happen. On the last day sixteen kids were busily typing their scripts. Most often I couldn’t even get their attention when I’d check in with them. … Continue reading →

“The class started in chaos, as usual, with students dull-eyed, texting or talking. Luis was sneering at me, tattoos crawling out from under his t-shirt, his penetrating eyes challenging me. I gave him the attention he craved: I asked the … Continue reading →

Natasha (name changed) won the WG Foundation High School Screenwriting grand prize $1000 scholarship in 2009. Natasha wrote a 15-page screenplay called, Love Hopeful, which depicted her life as the youngest of six children living in a crack house. She … Continue reading →