Meet our WRITERS
Emma is an LA-based writer with an affinity for honest storytelling. An NYU Tisch grad with a major in English, Emma’s worked with some of the biggest directors, brands, and artists in the game (from Megan Thee Stallion, to Imagine Dragons, to Meta). As an artist herself, Emma is all about the collaborative process of bringing a directors’ vision to life – working closely with directors to truly hone their POV. Her extensive background in commercial production also gives her plenty of context for what to look out for on the client & agency side. When she’s not writing treatments, she’s writing and performing songs that have been featured on USA, MTV, Netflix and more.
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Johanna Sutherland is a Los Angeles-based writer and radio fiction producer who has garnered years of experience in treatment writing and creative ideation. A lifelong connoisseur of literature, film, art, fashion, music, and comedy, she is able to bring a wide breadth of cultural knowledge and reference points to every project. She especially loves working on comedy projects, and can impart a unique comedic sensibility on everything from commercial and television treatments to original scripts and punch ups.
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Kerry McLaughlin is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer who also works in film. She has been both an editor and a script supervisor. She co-produced a documentary that won both an Emmy and a Sundance Special Jury Award. Before that, she wrote and edited at magazines and websites, including Allure, XLR8R and Vice.
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Kyle cut his filmmaking teeth at American Zoetrope and The Directors Bureau, and later honed his craft in the directing program at the AFI Conservatory, where his thesis work garnered recognition from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation and BAFTA. Kyle moves fluidly between genres and narrative styles, having penned treatments for major brands such as Nike, Chevy, Walmart, Instagram, Blizzard Entertainment, and more; while his work directing campaigns for PlayStation, Under Armour, Reebok, Coca-Cola, and others has further sharpened his skills writing for other directors.When not working, he spends his time traversing Tokyo (his home away from home), researching kei truck modifications, and snapping photos.
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Mike is an LGBTQ TV and film writer passionate about telling poppy, character-driven stories that are female and queer-focused. He works in various genres, including dramedy, animation, horror, procedural, musical, and YA.
As a writer, Mike has developed original drama TV pilots for The CW and YouTube Originals and wrote on TNT’s MAJOR CRIMES for the final three seasons. His horror-comedy Hallmark Christmas parody film, LETTERS TO SATAN CLAUS, aired on SYFY. His YA horror script was recently optioned by Stampede Ventures. He also co-created the unauthorized musical parody of TEEN WITCH at The Groundlings and co-writes pop songs with music producer Mark Byers (RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE).
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Pete’s been writing ad treatments for seven years and has worked on campaigns for food, cars, pharmaceuticals, alcohol... beef jerky - pretty much anything that’s advertised. Pete’s highly collaborative and loves comedy but is comfortable with all styles of treatment writing. He has a natural, conversational tone that’s easily adaptable to the voice of any director. A grad of NYU’s film program, Pete has worked on everything from seminal indies to big studio animated features. He’s written on shows for SyFy, Nickelodeon, and TruTV. Most recently, Pete’s been writing a feature at Warner Brothers Animation.
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