Open Screenplay and @muslimkids.tv are proud to present Time Hoppers: The Silk Road
An animated film created through community, creativity, and purpose.
🎥 Time Hoppers: The Silk Road 🗓 February 7 & 8 📍 In theaters nationwide
#Screenwriting #TimeHoppers #MuslimCreators #OpenScreenplay
What began as a small partnership between Open Screenplay and @muslimkids.tv has grown into something historic — a nationwide theatrical release of the first Muslim animated film in the U.S.
🎥 Time Hoppers: The Silk Road 🗓 February 7 & 8 📍 In theaters nationwide
We invite our community to show up, support, and celebrate this moment together.
#Screenwriting #TimeHoppers #MuslimCreators #OpenScreenplay
From a screenwriting contest to the big screen.
Time Hoppers: The Silk Road — the first Muslim animated film to screen nationwide in the U.S.
📅 Feb 7–8 🎬 In theaters nationwide
Congratulations to @muslimkids.tv on this incredible achievement.
Your vision and commitment made history.
#Screenwriting #TimeHoppers #MuslimCreators #OpenScreenplay
Before Gaza burned, EXCEPTION warned us.
Of the silence. The smears. The suppression.
📺 Stream it now on Watermelon+
See why truth-tellers become targets.
#WriteABetterWorld
#ExceptionFilm #FreePalestine #NowStreaming #openscreenplay #screenwriting #shortfilm #screenplay #storyconcept #contest #writers #writingcommunity #writing #filmmaking #filmcommunity #scriptwriting #moviemakers #filmmakers #clapperboard #story #storytelling #film
At M Lab, we don’t just develop scripts; we defend voices.
🎬 EXCEPTION is the latest proof of what happens when bold, authentic stories break through the noise.
Written in our lab. Now streaming on Watermelon+.
This is what it means to bring truth from story to screen.
#WriteABetterWorld
#MLabVoices #WatchException #StoryToScreen
#openscreenplay #screenwriting #shortfilm #screenplay #storyconcept #contest #writers #writingcommunity #writing #filmmaking #filmcommunity #scriptwriting #moviemakers #filmmakers #clapperboard #story #storytelling #film
They silenced his voice. Now the world is listening.
EXCEPTION, the film they tried to bury, is streaming now on Watermelon+.
🎥 Watch what happens when truth becomes dangerous.
#WriteABetterWorld
👉 #WatchException #NowStreaming #WatermelonPlus
#openscreenplay #screenwriting #shortfilm #screenplay #storyconcept #contest #writers #writingcommunity #writing #filmmaking #filmcommunity #scriptwriting #moviemakers #filmmakers #clapperboard #story #storytelling #film
🎉 Meet the Winner Abdullah Azizi 📍 Los Angeles, California 🎬 “An Elephant in the Dark”
✨ First‑generation Afghan American Abdullah Azizi grew up in post‑9/11 Southern California, where he rarely saw people like himself reflected in media. His script An Elephant in the Dark draws on that experience—challenging us to question what we think we know when we’re only seeing part of the picture. How does his perspective reshape a familiar parable? 🐘🌌
#WriteABetterWorld
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🎉 Meet the Winner Tom Garbe 📍 Zeeland, Michigan 🎬 “Roots”
🌱 Based in Zeeland, Michigan freelance filmmaker Tom Garbe knows the power of landscapes—both physical and ancestral. His screenplay Roots is a tribute to heritage and belonging, capturing how our past shapes our creative future. Does a filmmaker’s eye change how we experience written stories? 🌳✨
#WriteABetterWorld
#DiverseVoices #MFilmLab #MeetTheWinners #Roots #IndieDrama #OpenScreenplay
#screenwriting #shortfilm #screenplay #storyconcept #contest #writers #writingcommunity #writing #filmmaking #filmcommunity #scriptwriting #moviemakers #filmmakers #clapperboard #story #storytelling #film
🎉 Meet the Winner Kays Al-Atrakchi
📍 Los Angeles, California
🎬 “Alter”
🎬 Born in Florence to a Middle‑Eastern family Kays Al‑Atrakchi bridges cultures in his work. Alter dives into themes of identity and transformation, reflecting his own bicultural journey. What unique sensibilities emerge when a writer straddles two worlds? 🌍🔄
#WriteABetterWorld
#DiverseVoices #BiculturalVoices #MFilmLab #MeetTheWinners #AlterFilm #ThrillerWriters #OpenScreenplay #screenwriting #shortfilm #screenplay #storyconcept #contest #writers #writingcommunity #writing #filmmaking #filmcommunity #scriptwriting #moviemakers #filmmakers #clapperboard #story #storytelling #film
🎉 Meet the Winner Sandra Jackson-Opoku 📍 Chicago, Illinois 🎬 “Hotel Hades”
🕯️ Award‑winning novelist and emerging dramatist Sandra Jackson‑Opoku brings her literary prowess to the screen. Hotel Hades is a witty, haunting exploration of limbo and redemption—an unexpected departure from her acclaimed novels The River Where Blood Is Born and Hot Johnny. What happens when a seasoned storyteller experiments with a new medium? 🏨🔥
#WriteABetterWorld
#DiverseVoices #MFilmLab #MeetTheWinners #DarkComedy #OpenScreenplay #NovelistToScreenwriter
#openscreenplay #screenwriting #shortfilm #screenplay #storyconcept #contest #writers #writingcommunity #writing #filmmaking #filmcommunity #scriptwriting #moviemakers #filmmakers #clapperboard #story #storytelling #film
🎉 Meet the Winner Paul Sanchez
📍 Woodland Hills, California
🎬 “Donut Friends”
🍩 Latinx writer‑director Paul Sanchez (also known as Paul X Sanchez IV) crafts stories dedicated to underrepresented voices. Donut Friends turns a sweet obsession into a tale of community and acceptance. How might his filmmaking background influence the visual humor and pacing of this feel‑good story? 🤝💕
#writeabetterworld
#DiverseVoices #MFilmLab #MeetTheWinners #DonutFriends #OpenScreenplay #LatinxStorytelling #screenwriting #shortfilm #screenplay #storyconcept #contest #writers #writingcommunity #writing #filmmaking #filmcommunity #scriptwriting #moviemakers #filmmakers #clapperboard #story #storytelling #film
🎉 Meet the Winner — Nabra Nelson
📍 Los Angeles, California
🎬 “The Secretly Liberal Muslim”
🎭 Nabra Nelson has spent a decade honing her craft as a playwright. In The Secretly Liberal Muslim, she blends humor with critical commentary, exploring the tension between personal freedom and communal expectations. How does her theatre background influence the pacing and dialogue of this screenplay? 🕌⚖️
#WriteABetterWorld
#DiverseVoices #MFilmLab #MeetTheWinners #ComedyWithHeart #OpenScreenplay #screenwriting #shortfilm #screenplay #storyconcept #contest #writers #writingcommunity #writing #filmmaking #filmcommunity #scriptwriting #moviemakers #filmmakers #clapperboard #story #storytelling #film
