An award winning screenwriter, Marlene Shigekawa has been a finalist for the Sundance Asian American Fellowship, Sundance/Alfred P. Sloan Commissioning Grant, Urbanworld Film Festival, San Francisco Black Film Festival  and the  Cynosure Screenwriting  and the Indie Gathering Contests.  She has been invited to IFP-New York, Austin Film Festival and the Squaw Valley Community of Writers.

FEATURE SCRIPTS

HAWK DREAMER

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Inspired by a true story,

During World War II, a Japanese American imprisoned on a reservation and a disenchanted Native American lawyer join forces in court to fight for their civil rights.

Executive Producers and Directors  interested in the Lookbook and Investor Deck for Hawk Dreamer should contact Marlene Shigekawa  at marshige@comcast.net

VECTOR & HUNTING PICASSO

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Scripts in the thriller genre written by Marlene Shigekawa

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TV SCRIPTS

Co-Writers:  Marlene Shigekawa & Matthew Riutta

With writing partner, Matthew Riutta, Marlene has written several TV pilot scripts.