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Sffilm, in partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, has announced the recipients of the Sloan Science in Cinema Filmmaker Fellowships. Two filmmakers have been selected, with the fellowships supporting the development of their narrative feature screenplays.
Microchip engineer-turned-filmmaker Temi Ojo was selected for his screenplay A Man With a Missing Face, which tells the story of an elderly Black man undergoing a face-transplant surgery. The script is inspired by the true story of Robert Chelsea, the first Black man (and oldest person) to receive a face transplant.
Mark Ingber was also selected for his script titled Terroir, which follows a female biochemistry PhD candidate who returns to her family’s failing wine vineyard in an attempt to save the family business.
Ojo and Inger will receive will receive a 35,000 cash grant and a two-month residency at FilmHouse, Sffilm’s suite of production...
Sffilm, in partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, has announced the recipients of the Sloan Science in Cinema Filmmaker Fellowships. Two filmmakers have been selected, with the fellowships supporting the development of their narrative feature screenplays.
Microchip engineer-turned-filmmaker Temi Ojo was selected for his screenplay A Man With a Missing Face, which tells the story of an elderly Black man undergoing a face-transplant surgery. The script is inspired by the true story of Robert Chelsea, the first Black man (and oldest person) to receive a face transplant.
Mark Ingber was also selected for his script titled Terroir, which follows a female biochemistry PhD candidate who returns to her family’s failing wine vineyard in an attempt to save the family business.
Ojo and Inger will receive will receive a 35,000 cash grant and a two-month residency at FilmHouse, Sffilm’s suite of production...
- 12/16/2022
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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