Umbra
Umbra
Feature
· Drama · 89 pages
Status: Spec
A reserved high school photographer unknowingly documents a homophobic hate crime, discovering his best friend, the school’s golden boy, was one of the perpetrators.
Written by
Isa Luzarraga and Katie Evans
2 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Quarterfinalist,
Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition 2023
Quarterfinalist,
Emerging Screenwriters Drama Screenplay Competition 2024
2 Writers
Omaha, NE
I am an award-winning, Cuban American screenwriter and journalist originally from Omaha, Nebraska. My writing frequently examines the intersections of girlhood, immigrant families, queerness and power geometries.
Lincoln, NE
My work focuses on the duality and strength of human connection through unfiltered and raw emotion. I wish to capture the moments and emotions of life that remind us what it means to truly be human. Our empathy, our flaws, our instinctual kindness, and more. What connects us as people is what also connects my work, the shared experience of what it ...
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Additional Project Info
2023 New York International Film Awards Award-Winner, Best LGBTQ Script Runner-Up, Best Original Script 2023 Scriptapalooza International Screenplay Competition Quarterfinalist 2023 Best Script Awards - London Award Winner, Best LGBT Script 2023 New York Script Awards Official Selection 2023 New York International Screenplay Awards Quarterfinalist in Feature Screenplay 2022 Austin Film Festival Second rounder in screenplay competition (submitted in original stage play format) ScreenCraft Stage Play Competition Two-time finalist (Umbra, the stage play)