Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Green Violet Script Call

Lev Brodinsky, Becca Carter Freeman, Nina Shakes

Honorable Mention:

Lucy Kuhn

"Hope is not passive. Hope is not blah, blah, blah. Hope is telling the truth. Hope is taking action. And hope always comes from the people.” - Greta Thunberg

Everyone who submitted to the fourth annual Green Violet Script Call can be proud.

They addressed one of the most pressing topics of our day and explored the intricacies and complexities of the climate conversation in original, creative, engaging, and even, humorous ways.

Thanks to the generosity of Talon Entertainment, Tisch Initiative for Creative Research, and the Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing each winner receives $500.

Of the several scripts written by the NYU community that were submitted to this year’s Green Violet script call, the ones deemed the most compelling by our judges are:

Thank You for Your Service by Lev Brodinsky

After the death of their son in the military, a grieving family in rural Missouri struggles to keep their farm intact while navigating emotional rifts caused by loss and a changing environment threatening their way of life.

Lev Brodinsky is a filmmaker based in New York City. A Fulbright Scholar, he holds an MFA in

Dramatic Writing from NYU Tisch and an MFA in Film from Tel Aviv University. His screenplay

Thank You for Your Service won the Missouri Stories Scriptwriting Fellowship. His award-winning

short films have screened at festivals worldwide, exploring cultural displacement and family

relationships within underrepresented communities.

Landed by Becca Carter Freeman

Landed follows a team of ambitious flight attendants in training at Air Free Airlines, whose dreams of a high-flying future are shattered after a deadly accident exposes the dangers of clear air turbulence. As the incident propels the airline into a media storm, they’re forced to choose between loyalty to a corporation built on risk for their own stability or standing up for a safer, more transparent future.

Becca Carter Freeman is a writer, actor, and intimacy coordinator from Georgia, raised in Korea. Her work has been recognized by The Kennedy Center, Screencraft, and Fusion Film Festival, and she is a three-time O’Neill Semi-finalist. She just wrapped her first short, BEDBUG, which she wrote, directed, and stars in!

The Beginning of Devotion by Nina Shakes

At a guest ranch in Northern California, a forest spirit becomes a boy's refuge from his parents' failing marriage – until a wildfire forces a choice between devotion to nature and to the hard work of human connection.

Nina Shakes is a Film and TV Production student at NYU Tisch (Class of 2028). Her interests include writing, directing, sound, and production design.

Shaped by the years she spent living in the US, China, and France, Nina’s work offers fabulist and empathetic commentaries on culture, place, and belonging.

At the End of the Line by Lucy Kuhn (Honorable mention)

In the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a young woman must figure out how best to protect her family.

Lucy Kuhn is an Austin-born writer based primarily in New York. She is currently pursuing a BFA in Film and Television at NYU with plans to graduate in spring of 2028.