Cine Qua Non Lab — Cine Qua Non Lab announces participants selected for the English edition of its 2021 Storylines Lab

The English edition of the 2021 Storylines Lab will be held online from May 22^nd through June 14^th
The lab will be facilitated by Jessie Keyt, Christian Routh, Jeannie Donohe and Lena Rudnick
18 filmmakers from around the world have been selected to participate in the lab

May 15^th, 2021

Cine Qua Non Lab is pleased to announce the participants selected for the English edition of its 2021 Storylines Lab.

Storylines is a lab designed for narrative feature film projects from early concept to treatment stage. The lab aims to give independent filmmakers from around the world the opportunity to work intensively on the creative development of their projects in an environment structured to foster professional collaboration and high-quality project development.

Storylines will be held online from May 22^nd through June 14^th. The lab will be facilitated by Jessie Keyt, Christian Routh, Jeannie Donohe and Lena Rudnick.

The 18 participants in the English edition of the 2021 Storylines Lab come from Brazil, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Lebanon, Mexico, the Philippines, Tanzania and the United States of America, and were selected based on the quality, freshness and originality of their projects. Below is the list of the participants and their projects:

GROUP 1

(Facilitators: Jeannie Donohe & Lena Rudnick)

Esther Hafner (Germany) — One

Issis Valenzuela (Brazil) — Hater

Jemima Rohekar (India) — Together

Joanne Mony Park (USA) — Koreatown

Kaisa El Ramly (Finland) — An Unusual Anniversary

Sean Joseph Salazar Jourdan (USA) — Mesa Verde

GROUP 2

(Facilitator: Jessie Keyt)

Chloe Lenihan (USA) — Metanoia

Ekwa Msangi (Tanzania/USA) — Untitled Zanzibar Carmen Project