Jude Roth
A WRITER'S ORIGIN STORY
After my parents split when I was a child, I was uprooted from all my friends and half my family, and was inconsolable - until my dad gave me his ancient TV. I was allowed to keep it in my room and watch series and movies as a reward for chores and homework.
The stories and characters that poured from that chunk of a box became my friends and touchstones and they led me out of post-divorce malaise. They also lit a spark to tell my own stories. I thought...maybe by writing, I could courageously meet my world as life continued to unfold in whatever ways it did, while possibly helping others on their own paths.
WRITING AWARDS
I've won “Best Screenplay” at La Femme Int'l Film Festival and have had TV pilots featured on The Black List and WeForShe WriteHer List, the latter annually featuring 20 unproduced pilots selected from hundreds of nominations from industry executives and creatives. I'm also one of only 6 writers chosen for the 2019 Black List-Women in Film Episodic Lab, I've been a finalist for the HUMANITAS New Voices in TV award, and I'm a two-time semifinalist for the Sundance Episodic Lab. PBS and Latino Public Broadcasting acquired my award-winning scripted drama film"El Doctor" (in 2014 and again in 2023).
Scripts also placed in contests including: Austin Film Festival (semifinalist), Writers Lab (semifinalist), PAGE (top 10 ), Writers Network/Fade In (8 quarterfinalist projects in one year), Slamdance (top 25), and Cinestory (semifinalist).
Related, rewarding experiences include having worked in TV development at Skydance Media and serving as a steering committee member for the Think Tank for Inclusion and Equity in TV.
