Screenwriting is Journalism + Poetry…
Here at Koreatown Storytelling Program, we strive to provide students with multifaceted storytelling skills that provoke self-expression and creative thinking. The Screenwriting Elective welcomes students of both high school and college levels where they explore and develop fictional characters and transformation journeys of their own, grounded in the research of intergenerational social dynamics addressed in KSP curriculum. Our mission is to provide resources of arts education to local minority students who demonstrate an academic or professional interest in film, creative writing, theater, etc.
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Roxanne Pasiliao is a junior at UCLA. She is majoring in Biology and minoring in Film, Television, and Digital Media. Her passion for writing and science comes through as an editor for Total Wellness, a student-run UCLA publication aimed at informing college students about all things concerning health and wellness. She is also a member of the Film & Photography Society at her university, where she can lean into her passion for film by making short films with her peers. Roxanne has grown up near Los Angeles for most of her life and enjoys the diverse food scene the city has. She would like to learn more about Koreatown’s history specifically because she hasn’t explored much of that area. By participating in the KSP Screenwriting Program, she hopes to sharpen her storytelling skills so that she can craft her own screenplays in the future. When she’s not in school, you’ll most likely find her taking a break from reality at her favorite place — Disneyland! She hopes to achieve her career goals as a doctor, a screenwriter, or even both!
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Porosh Khan is a senior at New Open World Academy in Los Angeles. He has lived in Koreatown all of his life and connects to the diversity of cultures within it, feeling like a part of something bigger. His main objective is to establish a legacy for himself, which motivates him to tell a variety of fantastical tales. He is proficient in Korean due to it being his elective. He is the president of the student council for his class and plays guitar from time to time. He enjoys various types of music because he believes that every song tells a story that he draws inspiration from. He enjoys playing video games and watching movies for both the story and the spectacle. In the future, he hopes to achieve a career that combines both his passions for computer science and storytelling.
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Marlen Valencia is a senior at University of California, Santa Barbara. Prior to moving to Santa Barbara to continue her education, she lived in Los Angeles. Due to her high school being nearby, she would often find herself in Koreatown, whether to study or explore. During her free time, she writes stories that would hopefully be on-screen one day. In addition to writing, she loves to dance, specifically covering dances from K-pop groups. She is interested in working in the film industry and has been working hard to make her dream come true.