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Hilliard Guess is a busy "assignment writer" in both TV & Film and in the new book on iTunes, "The Top 100 Indie Writers in the World." Through his company Hilldog Productions, he produces TV Pilots, POC's, Shorts, Web Series and Documentaries. Hilliard's office is located on The LOT Studios in the heart of West Hollywood.
Born in Detroit, raised in the 'hood near San Francisco, youngest of five in a family pegged "The Cosby Show in the Ghetto." Hilliard's a former actor/dancer who transitioned to screenwriting over 16 years ago.
He's a fun, ex-80s Mod/Punk with a knack for writing underdog/redemption stories in the bio, horror, gritty, or murder-death-kill world. His knowledge of the craft and instinct for unique, flawed characters have won him attention or awards at Sundance, Nicholls Fellowship, Scriptapalooza, Screenplay Festival, The Page Awards and AOF, to list a few.
Hilliard serves on the following WGAW Committees: Vice Chair - Committee of Black Writers, Vice Chair - LGBT Committee as well as the Latino, Genre and Education Committees. In 2007, Hilliard won the Guy A. Hanks, Marvin H. Miller Fellowship at USC.
Hilliard's a busy "assignment writer" in both TV & Film and in the new book on iTunes, "The Top 100 Indie Writers in the World." Through his company Hilldog Productions, he produces TV Pilots, POC's, Shorts, Web Series and Documentaries. Hilliard's office is located on The LOT Studios in the heart of West Hollywood.
A partial list of Hilliard's produced projects are: The Providers a drama pilot POC, Architects of Crime a sci-fi movie POC, Full Circle - Story of The New Dimensions a 60s music/bio documentary, Don't Date The DJ a comedy pilot, iCommit a crime pilot,Tainted a supernatural teen pilot POC, Faux Show a comedy pilot, Mouthpiece a comedy feature, The Unwritten Rules a hit Comedy web series, Blackout an indie horror film that sold internationally, Troublesome a critically acclaimed drama short, The Last Girl an award-winning martial arts action short and 4Closure a hilarious short dramedy.
Hilliard hosts the hit Podcast series "Screenwriter's Rant Room" which can be heard all over the world on iTunes & Stitcher!
- By: Scott Campbell
Kris Crenwelge, a writer on the recent CBS action-adventure spy procedural True Lies (20th TV), is an alum of the Disney Writing Program and the Native American Showrunner Program.
Kris has also staffed as a writer on Spirit Rangers (Netflix), nominated for 10 Children’s & Family Emmys, and People of the West, an upcoming docuseries on the history of Native Californians.
Kris earned her master’s degree in Sports Administration from Ohio University. Prior to TV, she lived in eight countries, worked for two NBA teams, and ran her sports-related branded content firm.
A mentor for the Native American Media Alliance, Kris lives in L.A. with her husband and rescue pup.
Justin Lee is a Creative Executive at Lord Miller with a first-look feature deal at Universal and an overall TV deal at Sony.
As a Creative Executive at Lord Miller (PROJECT HAIL MARY, COCAINE BEAR, STRAYS), he has helped develop projects from the $10 million to $150 million range within and outside of the studio system such as SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES, and LOS FRIKIS.
The company with a first-look features deal with Universal and an expansive overall TV deal with Sony Pictures Television is also currently at work on features including the Ryan Gosling-led MGM pic PROJECT HAIL MARY, to be directed by Lord and Miller; New Regency’s ARTEMIS, based on the bestselling novel by Weir. Lord Miller is also producing multiple live-action series based on SPIDER-MAN characters for Amazon, including SILK which is being written by showrunner Angela Kang (The Walking Dead) Justin who specializes in telling stories with emotional and thematic resonance that can entertain all audiences. Most of all, Justin enjoys getting to have creative conversations with writers every day and helping creatives find the best possible version of their story.
Justin has a background is in high concept, loud, original feature film ideas with comedy and heart, and loves discussing stories of all genres and budget ranges.
Cindy Begel is a veteran in Hollywood screenwriting.
Some credits include:
Married With Children, Mork & Mindy, Laverne & Shirley, The Jeffersons, Kids From Rm 402, Disney's Muppet Babies.
Check out Cindy's IMDb for more details.
Lauren Wells is a screenwriter who most recently wrote on FX's Emmy nominated television show What We Do in the Shadows.
Prior to that, she worked in support staff roles on shows such as Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Happy!, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, and Angelyne, among others.
Shelley Dennis is known for The Conners (2018), Spirit Rangers (2022) and Criminal Minds (2005).
Shelley was born into a family of Choctaw storytellers in small-town Oklahoma. She’s toured alongside Wayne Brady doing standup and improv. In 2020 she was one of four selected for the Native American Showrunner program. She worked on the Netflix show, SPIRIT RANGERS, and just completed her second season as a Story Editor on ABC’s @theconnersabc
Originally from Chicago, Brittani Nichols is a writer, actor, and comedian living in Los Angeles. Suicide Kale, the feature she produced, wrote, and starred, won numerous awards including the Audience Award at Outfest and Newfest.
Brittani has appeared on the Emmy-nominated television shows, Transparent and A Black Lady Sketch Show. She is currently a producer and writer on ABC's Emmy-winning hit show, Abbott Elementary.