Screenwriter (Bride Wars, Saving Silverman), teacher (NYU, The New School) and author of BRING THE FUNNY: THE ESSENTIAL COMPANION FOR THE COMEDY SCREENWRITER.
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ALT March 11, 2021 (NEW YORK, NY) – The Creative Coalition today awarded $220,000 in grants to four filmmakers who will produce short films about the untold story of obesity. The grant recipients include writer/director Greg DePaul (“Bride Wars”), Emmy Award-winning scenic designer David Gallo (“Sesame Street”), Emmy Award-nominated actor Kelly Jenrette (“The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Manhunt”), and Academy Award-nominated director Stephen Kessler (“Paul Williams Still Alive”), whose film treatments were selected by a jury of leaders from the television and film arenas, as well as independent topic experts. DePaul’s film will center around a rideshare worker living with obesity who confronts an unruly passenger, who flouts concern about COVID and casts blame on others. Gallo will use shadow puppets and silhouettes to tell the story of two people living with obesity, who battle demons throughout their lives but ultimately find hope and healing in each other. Jenrette will share the story of a you
