​Story Lab NYC IRL Agenda

​6 pm: Doors Open (arrive, grab a beverage, and mingle with fellow filmmakers)

​6:30 pm: Opening remarks (Welcome from the host(s) and introduction of the evening)

​6:45 pm: Guest Introduction (an in-depth conversation with our guests)

​7:30 pm: Audience Q&A (Open floor questions from attendees)

​7:45 pm: Open Networking (Connect with fellow filmmakers over lite bites & beverages

​9:00 pm: Event ends (Thank you for joining us - see you next month!)

​Reserve your spot. Show up curious. Leave inspired.

​RSVP IS REQUIRED. LIMITED TO FIRST 40 attendees

​See the full calendar (both IRL and Virtual events!) and join the community → luma.com/storylab

​If you would like to be a partner or sponsor for an upcoming event (IRL/Virtual), please reach out via Instagram @storylabnyc | nyfilmtv [at] gmail.com

​GUEST SPEAKERS:

​Stephanie Cherng (Filmmaker/Writer)

​Stephanie is a filmmaker and writer based in Brooklyn, New York. She has worked with the Tribeca Film Institute, where she developed several shorts. In 2015, she was selected to be a part of the Tribeca Film Fellows program as part of the Tribeca Film Institute, where she directed and wrote her first narrative short film. As a filmmaker, she has been featured on MTV, ABC, and NYC Media.

​Learn more about Stephanie: Instagram | LinkedIn

​Get involved in her next film project via Seed & Spark HERE

​Timothy Cooper

​(Founder/Owner, Blueprint Screenwriting Group)

​Timothy Michael Cooper is an award-winning filmmaker, comedy writer, and script consultant. He wrote and directed the Writers Guild Award-nominated CONCIERGE: THE SERIES (starring Kate McKinnon); the short comedy LEMON (Tribeca premiere); and the sci-fi comedy KNEAD (Indy Shorts, HollyShorts, Sapporo, and 35+ more fests). He also wrote the screenplay for AWAY FROM HERE, starring Nick Stahl, Alicia Witt, and Ray Wise, and the upcoming sports comedy short ROCK, PAPER, DESTINY.

As a longtime member of the writers’ room for the Writers Guild Awards, he’s written jokes and sketches for Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Roy Wood Jr., Bowen Yang, Amy Schumer, Michelle Buteau, Zach Cherry, Amber Ruffin, and many more. Timothy is the creator of 365 Short Stories, where he published an original high-concept short story every single day for a year.

Through his company, Blueprint Screenwriting Group, he’s coached hundreds of screenwriters to complete and sell their scripts, which have gone on to win Emmys, Golden Globes, Writers Guild Awards, and more. The recipient of an IFP Screen Forward Labs Fellowship and a Soho House Script House Fellowship, Timothy is a proud member of the Writers Guild of America, the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective, and the Hollywood Radio & Television Society.

​Follow Timothy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timothymichaelcooper/

​Learn More about Blueprint Screenwriting Group: https://blueprintscreenwritinggroup.com

​ABOUT STORY LAB NYC

​Story Lab is an invite-only community for working storytellers, creatives, and brands/startups. All sessions are complimentary for vetted industry professionals.

​Story Lab begins as a weekly (every Wednesday at 7 pm est via Skool or Zoom) virtual gathering for individuals working to bring new projects to the screen (film/tv, streaming, podcast, and socials).

​Then, we take it to another level via our monthly IRL gatherings (last Wednesday of the month, 6 pm-9 pm) at Planet X Studios in Brooklyn, bringing together vetted filmmakers, music producers, content creators, and media professionals with industry experts, fellow storytellers, and brands / companies that are building the tools and services they use.

​Who is this for:

​For Creators:

• ​Above the Line Visionaries (Directors/Producers/Writers/Actors)

• ​Below the Line Creatives (DPs, Editors, etc.)

• ​Music producers, composers, and sound designers

• ​Creators actively developing projects

• ​AR/XR/VR creators, SFX/VFX, Gaming Design

​For Industry:

• ​Film, music, and creative technology brands

• ​Product and R&D teams

• ​Creative technologists and workflow specialists

​When: Weds., May 27th at 6-9 PM EST
Where: Planet X Studios
180 Maspeth Avenue, Brooklyn (L to Graham Ave)
Who’s Welcome: Creators, storytellers, and curious minds ready to grow!

​Produced by 919 Media | Hosted by @thedaronjenkins | Moderated by @rorywellsnj @GregoryQJenkins | IRL events hosted @planetx.studios | Virtual events hosted @Zoom