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Meet the Winners - ReelAbilities 2025 Pitch Competitions

Wed, Apr 9


In just four years, the ReelAbilities Industry Summit, through its Crip Script Pitch Competition and The Loreen Arbus Completion Award, has become a leading pipeline for disabled creators providing industry mentorships and financial backing to emerging screenwriters.

Among the dozens of submissions, 12 projects have been selected to pitch in-front of live audience and a panel of judges in the fiction, non-fiction and TV series format categories.

The winners are:

Rough-Cut Pitch – Loreen Arbus Completion Award ($10,000) + Audio Description by Woman of Her Word: Rare by Ashley Eakin

Crip Script – Documentary Category (ITVS Mentorship): Raving for Access by Connor and Ryan Roach

Crip Script – Fiction Category (AMC Networks Mentorship): Adaptation by D’Arcee Charington Neal and Lauren Malone

Crip Script – TV Category (AMC Networks Mentorship): After School by Mary Theresa Archbold

Shine Global Script Award ($2,500): Remedial by Laurie Gardiner

All winning teams also received filmmaking equipment from Blackmagic Design, ensuring their stories move from pitch to production with power and precision.

Learn more: https://reelabilities.org/summit


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