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EXCLUSIVE : The Black List and the GM Incubator Fund have set emerging filmmakers Christina YR Lim and Suhashini “Sushi” Krishnan as the recipients of grants through their Writer-Driven Shorts program. Each will now receive a $100,000 grant to shoot a short film based on their feature scripts. Both projects highlight communities that have been underrepresented in film with unique and specific points of view.

Lim’s script, Gyopo , is described as a tender drama about the myth of the American dream that focuses on a violin prodigy’s relationship with her troubled brother and newly-single mother after they leave Korea to start a new life in the U.S. Related Stories News Native American Media Alliance Reveals 2024 Showrunners Program Fellows News Sundance Institute Sets Producers Lab Fellows For 2024 “GYOPO is inspired by my family’s immigrant experience, and the opportunity to bring the story to life with our team of immensely talented AAPI creatives has truly been a special journey,” said Lim.



“The grant has allowed our team the resources and support to elevate our vision in a way I’d only dreamed of, and has inspired valuable insight for the feature.” Krishnan’s Legends is a comedy of errors that follows a college freshman who must pretend she’s a skilled Bollywood dancer after mistakenly receiving a full ride dance scholarship meant for another Mahira Choudhry. Said the filmmaker, “Having the opportunity to make a proof of concept with our team and t.

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