Graduate Program in Screenwriting and Film Studies Speaker: Linda Voorhees-Mastering the Scene

The graduate program in screenwriting and film studies presents online guest speakers. Program alumni, Hollins faculty, current Hollins students, and all friends of the program are invited to attend as guests. To receive the Zoom Meeting link, please RSVP for the event(s) you are interested in attending to Paige Craft at pcraft@hollins.edu . You can find more detailed information about all our guests and their talks, as their scheduled date approaches, at our program Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/huscreenwriting/ Linda Voorhees: Mastering the Scene Voorhees is an award-winning writer who has worked for ABC, CBS, NBC, TNT, Lifetime, USA, and the Disney Channel. She has been or is currently in development with Columbia, Universal, Touchstone, and Hollywood Pictures. Her 1997 movie of the week, Two Mothers for Zachary , received the GLAAD Award for positive portrayals of gay and lesbians in the media. Her 1991 made-for-cable movie, Crazy From the Heart , was the winner of the Imagen Award for positive portrayals of Latinos and Hispanics in the media and was the winner of the Columbus Award. She currently teaches in the M.F.A. screenwriting program at UCLA.