Event Info
On Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, from 6:30 pm-8:30 pm, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series and BRIC Media Education will present an exciting staged reading of scripts by filmmakers from our Scriptwriting Essentials: The Art of Writing Strong Female Character Series™. Join us for an intimate conversation with the writers on their work-in-progress. Featured writers are Michele Avery, Kmur Hardeman, Shaunya Hartley and Thiviya Saraswati. Sandrine Dupiton, the Reel Sisters Table Read Coordinator, will host the evening.
Enjoy an evening of great stories and networking! Refreshments will be available for purchase. Details will be announced closer to the date.
The event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. Please RSVP in advance and arrive early. A ticket does not guarantee entry.
ABOUT REEL SISTERS & BRIC
The Staged Reading is a part of Scriptwriting Essentials: The Art of Writing Strong Female Characters™ presented by Reel Sisters, the first Oscar Qualifying Festival for short narratives devoted to women filmmakers, and BRIC, the leading presenter of free cultural programming in Brooklyn, and one of the largest in New York City. BRIC presents and incubates new work by artists and media-makers who reflect the diversity that surrounds us. Scriptwriting Essentials is a script to screen workshop series that has served 300+ writers since its inception in 2018. Reel Sisters Film Festival will be held on October 24-25, 2026. For more information about Reel Sisters visit www.reelsisters.org.