If readers aren’t grabbed by your story in the first 15 pages, they may not keep reading. Submit the first 15 pages of your script and have a 15-minute story notes call with the executive of your choice. This call will help you create a strong opening/act one to keep readers going until FADE OUT.
Questions? Email terra@roadmapwriters.com
For me, pitching is about being well-rehearsed without sounding mechanical. It’s essential to research your audience, know your story inside and out, and present it in a way that feels natural—so that no question can throw you off. I also believe it’s important to understand your non-negotiables as a creator. That way, you can stay flexible with the material and collaborate with others to help the story grow, rather than rigidly clinging to your original vision.
I'm currently drawn to genre-bending projects—like PARASITE—that explore rich socio-political themes while remaining accessible to broad audiences. I’m also passionate about coming-of-age stories, whether rooted in adolescence or focused on late transformations, as well as dystopian narratives that reimagine urgent contemporary issues.
As a queer and trans storyteller, I’m interested in complex, layered portraits of humanity. At the same time, I resist work that feels overly discursive or reactionary—stories that seem driven more by political messaging than by nuanced, character-led narratives.
I'm not interested in high-concept stories that simply pair two contrasting characters without any real curiosity or intention behind what that contrast means. If the writer isn't engaged with the deeper realities or emotional stakes, the story tends to fall flat.
Marty Minnich was born in New Orleans in 1989, grew up in a small town in Idaho, and has lived in Mexico since 2012. He studied social work at the University of Oregon before earning a screenwriting degree from the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica in Mexico City.
He wrote the feature-length film THE GIGANTES, which premiered at the Guadalajara International Film Festival in 2021. In 2020, he adapted La Uruguaya, the novel by Argentine writer Pedro Mairal, into a screenplay—currently in development. That same year, he wrote and produced the podcast Nos Cayó el 20, which tells real stories of women during the pandemic, created for Mexico’s National Observatory on COVID-19 and Gender.
From 2021 to 2024, Marty worked as a development executive at La Corriente del Golfo, the production company founded by Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal. In 2024, he joined Pimienta Films (ROMA, PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN) as part of their development team before accepting the role of Development Director – Mexico at The Immigrant, a premiere studio with offices in the U.S., Mexico, Spain, and Colombia, known for EL CHAPO as well as NO ONE WILL MISS US (Amazon Prime Mexico's top show in 2023.)
Marty currently oversees a slate of more than 30 projects—both fiction and nonfiction, spanning television and feature films. His trans identity and background in social work inform his work with a distinctive perspective and emotional sensitivity, particularly in character development.
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