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Amber McCain

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Name: Amber McCain
Graduation Year: 2020
Feature Track or TV Track: TV
Contact Email: ambmccain@gmail.com 

Short Bio: Amber McCain is a Black screenwriter hailing from Atlanta, GA. Before pursuing an MFA in Screenwriting at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, she received an MBA from Georgia State University. Her intention is to participate in the conversation around identity and the human condition within her writing.

Her accolades include: 2019 UCLA Film Festival Drama Feature Finalist; 2019 Final Draft Big Break Quarter Drama Feature Finalist; 2019 Sundance Episodic Lab Second Round, Half Hour Comedy; 2019 Austin Film Festival Second Round, Half Hour Comedy; 2020 Sundance Episodic Lab Second Round, Half Hour Comedy (Dramedy)


Short Artist Statement: Character and female-driven drama and dramedy across various conceptual landscapes. Committed to exploring the depths and breadths of humanity, no matter the context or genre. In a phrase, I describe my work as deeply human.

Logline #1:  TOUCH - Half Hour Dramedy - A woman in the midst of financial strain turns to professional cuddling to make ends meet, but the emotional demands of her clients force her to contend with her own mental health.

Logline #2: THE FLEA - Half Hour Comedy - When gentrification seeks to upend life as they know it, the merchants of a flea market engage in a war against the duplicitous actions of a developer seeking to take over the market’s co-op board.

Logline #3: WEATHERING - Drama Feature - When her sister passes away during childbirth, a lawyer takes on the neglectful hospital responsible for her death.

Name four movies or TV shows that inspire you: High Maintenance, Veep, Moonlight, In Treatment
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  • Showcase 2022
    • The Writers >
      • Badewitz, Malcolm
      • Billingsley, Jake
      • Birch, Kayleigh
      • Bradley, Geo
      • Cox, Zachary
      • Ford, Patrick
      • Franicevic, Sunce
      • Lindsey, Molly
      • Lux, Marcus
      • Monteagudo, Jennifer
      • Pierce, Cecily
      • Sewell, Samantha
      • Steves, Seis
      • Weerts, MJ
      • Whitty, Frankie
      • Wilsey, Hannah
      • Wyeth, Matt
  • Showcase Info
    • Our Writers >
      • Showcase 2021 >
        • Badewitz, Malcolm
        • Birch, Kayleigh
        • Bradley, Geo
        • Cox, Zachary
        • Jarvis, Rachel
        • Jorquera, Manuela
        • Lindsey, Molly R
        • Lunde, Julia
        • Lux, Marcus
        • Monteagudo, Jennifer
        • Nelson, Anthony
        • O'Donahue, Connie
        • Pierce, Cecily
        • Russell, Caroline
        • Sewell, Sam
        • Steves, Seis
        • Weerts, MJ
        • Whitty, Frankie
        • Wilsey, Hannah
        • Wyeth, Matt
      • Class of 2021 >
        • Abreu, Lucas
        • Arellano, Jerónimo
        • Arthur, Zachary
        • Angonese, Kristen
        • Bernhardt, Payton
        • Cardamone, Giulia
        • Celani, Bia
        • Deibert, Adam
        • Flanagan, Vanita
        • Gallion, Candice
        • Garcia, Isabella
        • Gaudet, Kelly
        • Graham, Evan
        • Grush, Rosalind
        • Hamilton, Kody
        • Hirsch, Jacob
        • Huchton, Connor
        • Jennings, Matthew
        • Lena, Amber
        • Lyu, Philip
        • Natarajan, Divija
        • Schiff, Augustus
        • Sharp, Aaron
        • Silverman, Erica Lane
        • Wen, Amy
        • Whitaker, Marian
        • Wolf, Caitlin
        • Wootton, Samuel
        • Zhao, Jen
      • Class of 2020 >
        • Adams, Katie
        • Allender, Miranda
        • Azul, DJ
        • Bentley, James
        • Chatham, Tyler
        • Dalton, Aaron
        • Danna, Tyler
        • Dawson, Sophie
        • Doyle, Megan Patricia
        • Jakim, Elyssa
        • Johnson, Julian
        • Joyce, Natasha
        • Kim, Regina
        • Krishnan, Sanj
        • McCain, Amber
        • Overy, Alexandra
        • Parker, Jaclyn
        • Sarin, Mrittika 'Mou'
        • Sprangers, Paul
        • Strickland, John
        • Wang, Gene
        • West, Aidan
        • Wilkins, Catherine
        • Wilson, Jordan
        • Wilson, Mark Skeele
        • Wynn, Trevor
      • Class of 2019 >
        • Ainsfeld, Jeff Austin
        • Bean, Abigail
        • Berger, Stephanie
        • Berger, Taylor
        • Borg, Christina
        • Dil, Tanha
        • DiTullio, Alex
        • Fuller, JorDan
        • Gurzi, Jeremiah
        • Hines, Ryan Michael
        • Johnson, Griffin
        • Kozak, Jessica
        • Losch, Ariana
        • Malhotra, Yashna
        • Monaghan, Amy
        • Pascal, Lea
        • Priest, Sonny
        • Rasso, Erika
        • Reilly, Shannon
        • Shaffer, Tyrrell
        • Shore, Kianna
        • Sim, Harrison
        • Soares, Barbara
        • Strathmore, Kelly
        • Wignall, Catherine
        • Yin, Yiyi
      • Class of 2018 >
        • Abedin, Cooper
        • Ademulegun, Bisi
        • Altunin, Yaroslav
        • Batavia, Julia
        • Beall, Charles
        • Buda, Liz
        • Chambers, Mark
        • Cieslar, Katrine
        • Emerson, Skye
        • Gilman, Dan
        • Hamill, Ian
        • Harter, Julia
        • Masters, Leon
        • Mizrahi, Jake
        • Moriarty, Julia
        • Pinzon, Nico
        • Potter, Jordan
        • Schmid, Belinda
        • Segal, Guido
        • Stratton, Danielle
        • Tino, Dan
        • Tucker, Trina
        • Vivell, Steven
        • Wankier, Andrew
        • Whang, Laura
        • Wolter, Kimberly-Rose
        • Yim, Paul
      • Class of 2017 >
        • Adams, Nick
        • Atrach, Dana
        • Calbert, David
        • Carnie, Karolyn
        • Elbogen, Eli
        • Giles Dunn, Raeann
        • Gordon, Jeff S.
        • Jahagirdar, Mitali
        • Kazer, Vincent
        • Larsen, Mads
        • Maloney, Maggie
        • Mejia, Natalia
        • Shields, Anthony
        • Siara, Joey
        • White, Lynelle
        • Zhu, Yijun
      • Class of 2016 >
        • Adeeb, Mouhamed
        • Christensen, Jeremy
        • Donovan, Christian
        • Karch, Kevin
        • Sachi, Shoshana
      • Additional Alumni >
        • Horton, Aubrey
      • Alumni in the News
    • 2021 Showcase Winners
    • 2020 Showcase Winners
    • 2019 Showcase Winners
    • 2018 Showcase Winners
    • 2017 Showcase Winners
    • Previous Winners
  • Showcase 2021 Website
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