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Let’s be honest. Being a writer/filmmaker is awesome, exciting, and wonderful in so many ways, but it can also be overwhelming, stressful, anxiety-inducing, and mentally and emotionally difficult. While this is true of everyone, the challenges in BIPOC and underrepresented communities are even greater.
Roadmap is thrilled to have panelists Geno Brooks, Myles Grier, and Jayce Jurado here to help talk us through all of the anxiety, uncertainty, and stress that comes with being a writer. And how you can cope with all of these things and still go after your dreams.
This 60-Minute Panel Covers:
- Dealing with rejection and handling your mistakes
- The importance of a support system
- Finding the emotional core of your writer identity
- Your growth as a writer
- Live Q&A
Roadmap Writers is a talent training and discovery platform for screenwriters ready for a guided path to success. Our programs are hosted by working industry executives and are designed to empower writers with actionable tools and insights to elevate their craft and cultivate relationships with industry professionals. Since 2016, we have helped hundreds of writers from all over the world sign to representation, staff on series, and option and produce their projects. Our writers have been staffed on BRIDGERTON, THE FLASH, CHICAGO PD, THE FIRST LADY, NIGHT COURT, THE GOOD DOCTOR, THE RESIDENT, REACHER, SUBJECT TO CHANGE, MAYANS MC, and POKERFACE. Writers have sold, set up, and been produced by Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, MGM, American High, New Republic Pictures, Maven Screen Media, Lifetime, Will Packer Studios, and Roku, among others.
An American filmmaker, hailing from Chicago, IL, most known for his New Media projects, including award-winning digital series THE THERAPIST, the Greek life digital series BLACK BOOTS and latest love story JONES.
He has successfully built the digital streaming network and SVOD service, Artistic Standard TV which showcases not only his original content, but supports rising, bold voices and talent, giving them a space to hone their craft. He is an integral part of the creative collective which has amassed an audience of over 80,000. Brooks sharpened his producing, directing and writing skills as fundamental support to Oscar & Emmy Nominated filmmakers such as Virgil Williams (Mudbound, Journal for Jordan), Ali LeRoi (Everybody Hates Chris, The Obituary of Tunde Johnson), Debra Martin Chase (HARRIET) and most recently Aaron Gilbert of BRON Studios (The Joker, Birth of A Nation, Fences). Brooks is an active member of the WGA and serves on the Associate Board of Colour Entertainment. Geno is grateful for the mentor-ship of HBO Executive, Kelly Edwards, Writer / Producer Charles Murray (Sons of Anarchy, Luke Cage) and others. He most recently directed 4 episodes and wrote the Season Finale for JOHNSON/Bounce TV/A Bird and a Bear Entertainment (First Look w/ CBS / repped by CAA), Cedric the Entertainer’s production company. Brooks is managed by Jennifer A. DaRe at ATN Entertainment.
Myles Grier is a film, television, and stage actor and producer of Nigerian descent. A native of Stone Mountain, Georgia, he began acting on stage at eleven and signed with his first talent agent at thirteen. He later honed his craft at Atlanta’s DeKalb School of the Arts before earning a BFA in Theatre Performance and relocating to Los Angeles, where he began his television career in 2013.
He gained early recognition with recurring roles on The Fosters (Freeform) and Game of Silence (NBC), along with appearances on Agent Carter, Aquarius, and a guest-starring role on FOX's Lethal Weapon. During this period, he also worked behind the scenes on productions across NBC, FOX, and Nickelodeon, developing foundational understanding of film and television production.
In 2017, following the loss of his father, Grier took a brief hiatus to be with family and reassess his long-term vision. During that time, he served as a personal and executive assistant to producer Don Weiner, then Academy Award nominated producer Lee Daniels, deepening his understanding of the business of entertainment.
He later wrote, directed, produced, and starred in Remember to Breathe in the Dark through his company, Free Ordered Society, and appeared in the top-billed cast of Good Side of Bad alongside Academy Award nominee Tess Harper and Emmy Award winner Kim Estes. He also appears opposite Richard T. Jones in Aftershock: The Nicole Bell Story, executive produced by Roc Nation.
Grier has also appeared in national campaigns with the likes of Morgan Freeman, Kevin Hart, and Terry Crews for brands including Toyota, Sam's Club, RAM Trucks, Church's Chicken, Honda and more.
Questions?
If you have any questions or any trouble accessing the recording, email our Director of Education Alexandra Davies at alex@roadmapwriters.com!