My hour-long pilot, Koyta, about sugar cane laborers in India, is a quarterfinalist with The Writers Lab. Funded by Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep and Natalie Portman, The The Writers Lab was founded to amplify the long unheard voices of women and nonbinary writers over 40, support gifted storytellers, build community, and diversify content in world cinema. Focusing on script development, the foundation of fictional narrative filmmaking, the Lab cultivates the work of women writers, supporting the successful realization of their scripts. Each year, the Lab selects writers to work one-on-one and in group sessions with acclaimed screen industry leaders to develop their feature and pilot scripts, as well as their craft and the tools and strategies to achieve success. During the 4-day lab, mentors and writers engage in script development through one-on-one meetings, panel discussions, peer workshops, mock writers’ rooms and more.