Announcing the REAL DEAL 2010 winners

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Congratulations to every single one of you who participated in the Scenarios USA “What’s the REAL DEAL about Masculinity?” story, play and scriptwriting contest.

The Scenarios USA Selection Committee was honored to read how gender and especially masculinity impacts your life. Your writer’s voice moved us deeply and we salute your achievement.

Three stories were chosen to be made into the next Scenarios USA films.

CLEVELAND

winner

Life's Poison
Angileece Williams

St. Martin de Porres High School
Teacher: Ann Klonowski

runner-up

Soloh's Song
Chanda Bynum

Cleveland School of the Arts
Teacher: Dr. Diana Snyder

finalists

Why Didn't You Help Them?
Shalice Mathis

Cleveland Heights High School
Teacher: Sylvia Stewart-Lumpkin



A Hero in a Father's Heart
Noel Nijeri Pruitt

Warrensville Heights High School
Teacher: Dr. Jacqueline Schultz

South Texas

winner

A Man Made Early
Angelica Hernandez

Weslaco East High School
Teacher: Mrs. Aguayo

runner-up

What Some Will Do
Alejandro Rene Huerta

Edinburg High School
Teacher:Thomas Green

finalists

Louder than Words
Gabriel Molina

PSJA North High School
Teacher: Mr. Zepada



Man of Two Worlds
Randy Navarro

Edinburg High School
Teacher:Susan Smith

New York City

winner

Man in the Mirror
Treviny Colon

High School Fashion Industries - SPARK
Teacher: Ruth Nunez

runner-up

Me vs. Everyone
Monique Quiles

Hostos Lincoln Academy
Teacher: Michelle DeFranco

finalists

Man-able
Daviana Dueño
Bobby Glover
Randol Mata
Marisa Vanbrakle

Hostos Lincoln Academy
Teacher: Michelle DeFranco



Father and I
Michael Torres

Hostos Lincoln Academy
Teacher: Michelle DeFranco


What's Next...

In the coming months, the winning writers will work with Hollywood Directors, Professional Screenwriters and Scenarios USA to develop and hone their stories into film scripts. The scripts will be shot over the spring and summer in the writer's community and brought to New York for the world premiere in the fall!

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Meet the Final Selection Committee

Click here to meet the Final Selection Committee. These 20 people spent a day thinking about, learning from, and discussing the 12 stories that made it to the final round and choosing the three stories that will be produced into short films.