Congratulations to the NYU Tisch alumni whose scripts were recognized on the 16th edition of The Black List!
The Black List is a compilation of scripts written in 2020 that are considered the "most liked" by 250 film executives. Each script has to receive at least 6 mentions from individual film execs to be included on this list, and cannot have begun principal photography during this calendar year.
Zach Dean '05 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing) | The Gorge | A brazen, high-action, genre-bending, love story about two very dangerous young people, who despite the corrupt and lethal world they operate in, find a soulmate in each other.
Justin Piasecki '08 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV) |The Neutral Corner | A Nevada court judge who moonlights reffing high-profile boxing matches must face his demons when he’s assigned to the Olympic fight of an ex-con he’d previously sentenced for murder.
Noga Pnueli '07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV) | High Society | A depressed, progressive woman stuck in a conservative small Texas town starts micro-dosing the entire town with marijuana to make them all get along.
*We apologize for any omissions. Please email additions or edits to: tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu