2024 Green Violet Script Call

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2024 Green Violet Script Call

Fire Season by Jac Renée Bruneau

“Fire Season is as much a dressing-down of human hubris as it is a warning: Mother Nature always wins. By situating relatable characters in a web of graphic (but realistic) horrors, this script succeeds at delivering powerful climate storytelling – the kind that isn’t just theoretical, but visceral.” 

Jac Renée Bruneau is a Brooklyn-based writer with an MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU. Alongside projects for film, TV, and theater, they continue to publish criticism of film, the moving image, and contemporary art. Ethics, politics, grief, and queerness are current preoccupations in their work.

 Midnight Court by Joshua Margolis

“Vivid and original, with a Midsummer Night’s Dream reference that never feels self-absorbed or inaccessible. The characters make sense, the writing is clear and visual, and the story is strong.”

 Inspired by comics and mythology, Joshua Margolis (Dramatic Writing ’24) fuses fantasy and magical realism to write fictional narratives advocating for pressing social and environmental change. When not writing, you can find Josh reading behind the 404 Fitness front desk, designing Dungeons and Dragons campaigns, or yapping away on the set of his sitcom “Chabad Squad,” co-produced with members of NYU Hillel community.

Strangers in a City by Steph Prizhitomsky

“Subtle and poignant.”

Steph Prizhitomsky is a director/screenwriter. Her work has been featured at the Museum of the Moving Image and has won best of fest and audience choice at the Academy Art Museum. Onstage, her plays have been performed at the International Human Rights Art Festival, the Player’s Theater, the Chain.

Honorable Mention:

New York, 2098 by Kaley Mamo

“Stuck in a classroom while their school is going down, acerbic Antoinette and studious Beth are forced to come together, serving as each other’s only comfort in crisis.”

Kaley Mamo is a Brooklyn-based screenwriter, playwright, and blue belt in karate. Her work has been produced in the Queens Short Play Festival and the Irvington Theater Arts Incubator Short Play Festival. A current MFA candidate in Dramatic Writing, she writes futuristic stories for the present moment. 

Antarcticans by Radhika Mohan

“A very compelling entry point into the discussion about the environment.”

Born and raised in the Garden State, Radhika Mohan (Dramatic Writing ’24) is passionate about creating TV comedy that makes the climate conversation entertaining and accessible. When she’s not writing, you can find her mulching trees on NYC sidewalks, harvesting vegetables in Newark gardens, and planting hedges in London parks.