Write Your Story
APIA Minnesotan Filmmakers (Melissa Vang, Pachia Vang, Zong Yang, Yeej Moua, Touchaing Yang) with award-winning Sundance filmmakers Andrew Ahn and Christina Choe
Writing
Our Screenwriting Labs focus on developing Asian Pacific Islander American narratives from APIA Minnesotan filmmakers in the 1/2-hour, 1-hour, and feature film space.
Bringing
Participants learn from established studio TV and film writers.
Our instructors include: Thomas Reyes (Fox, Paramount, Warner Bros.), Maegan Houang (Starz, FX), Hye Yun Park (HBO, Hulu, Freeform), Carolyn Mao (Film Independent, Tribeca Film Institute, Time Warner, Amazon Studios Fellow)
LA & NYC
to MN
We are able to make these activities possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Our generous supporters also include: Headwaters Foundation, Building More Philanthropy with Purpose, and Minnesota Humanities Center.
Our next screenwriting lab is slated to start in June 2022. Stay tuned for more information.