06/08/2026
It’s a wrap! Some snaps from the June Stowe Narrative Lab.
Slide 1: Mentors Shari Lynette Carpenter (left) and Melody Cooper (right) sharing wisdom about writing and directing for TV.
Slide 2: Mentors Blake Avery (left) and Aaron Janus (center) and Stowe Director David Rocchio (right) in a panel discussion on the process of writing for streamers.
Slide 3: Filmmaker Panel with the Co-Writers, Co-Directors and Producers Kevin Claydon (left), Phil Moniz (middle), and Evan Landry (right) of Slamdance 2025 Grand Jury Prize winning feature comedy RACEWALKERS.
Slide 4: Stowe Mentor Melody Cooper (center) answering questions from Lab Participants after panel on TV writing and directing.
Slide 5: Participants and writing team Orlando Javier Torres (left) and Yinuo Wang (right) stand outside the Lab’s spiritual home in Stowe – Center for Contemporary Art – before a Lab session.
Slide 6: Storied Casting Director Ellen Parks (left) talks about attracting and attaching the right talent for a project in an in-conversation interview with Stowe’s David Rocchio.
Slide 7: Mentor Darrien Michele Gipson (right) in a mentor round table session with participants Alessandro Chillé (middle) and Ben Baur (left).
Slide 8: Participants Busra Coduroglu (left), Ariel Bond (middle), and Jody Wiltshire (right) concentrate during a panel discussion.
Slide 9: Peter Baxter, President and Co-Founder of Slamdance Film Festival, discussing festival submission and exhibition strategy at the Lab.
