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BioGrace is a filmmaker, artist, and trans woman whose work often involves outsiders and their struggle to find where they fit into the world. She has worked in independent film for over 8 years. In the festival circuit, her spec pilots, Vin and Jill, and Modern Man have gained 15 accolades between them. Other films of hers, such as Ocean Faces and Trinity, have premiered at Periwinkle Cinema Film Festival in San Francisco and Saratov Sufferings in Saratov, Russia, respectively.
Grace lives in Queens, NY. She loves dad jokes, black coffee, and 60s pop music. Email: [email protected] CVEducation
Bachelor of Arts, Film Department, City University of New York-Brooklyn College, 2017 Certificate in Motion Design and Animation (in progress), The New School, expected 2026 Professional Experience Apr 2020-2022 Ants in the Pants Productions, Screenwriter, Remote 2018-present Writing Consultant, Self-Employed, Los Angeles/New York City/Remote 2017-2024 Co-creator and Co-writer, Grava Productions, NYC/Los Angeles May 2017-Aug 2017 Art Director, Powerchord TV, NYC Sep 2014-Oct 2015 Assistant Buyer, Artist & Craftsman Supply, NYC Dec 2013-Jun 2015 Assistant Animator/Intern, Illusion Pictures, NYC 2011-2015 Camera Operator, Savvysound, NYC Film Festivals 2018 - Saratov Sufferings Documentary Drama Film Festival, Saratov, Russia 2017 - Periwinkle Cinema Film Festival, San Francisco, CA Group/ Exhibitions 2021-Present - Group Hug, online writer's group 2020 - Quaranzine, Issue #3 2016 - Ouchi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2014 - Bushwick Art Collective, Brooklyn, NY FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS Second Round Launch Pad Pilot Competition July 2021: Made Guy Quarterfinalist Film Empire Diversity Mentorship June 2021: Made Guy Quarterfinalist WeScreenplay Diverse Voices June 2021: Made Guy Finalist WeScreenplay Diverse Voices January 2021: Made Guy Semifinalist ScreenCraft TV Pilot Screenplay Competition January 2021: Made Guy Official Selection NYC International Screenplay Awards: Nov. 2019: Vin and Jill Official Selection Big Apple Film and Screenwriting Awards: Fall 2019: Vin and Jill Official Selection Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards: Jan. 2019: Vin and Jill Best Television Script Los Angeles Film Awards: Aug. 2018: Vin and Jill Semi-finalist The Made in NY Writers Room: Jan. 2017: WGAE: Vin and Jill Nominee: Brooklyn College Freeman Award, June. 2017: Isabel of Hollywood |
