Their work also landed them on the 2015 Kilroys List and 50 Playwrights Project List in 2018.
They are also writing an animated film adaptation of Julian Is a Mermaid for Wychwood Pictures and Cartoon Saloon. Taveras, a Dominican American writer who hails from Brooklyn, New York, focuses their work on bodies in/of diaspora and the pursuit of Black liberation and Indigenous sovereignty. Graham, who has his own overall deal at Amazon, is currently steering the streamer’s Daisy Jones and the Six and A League of Their Own. Taveras will pen the script for the project, which is being produced by William Wissler Graham’s Field Trip Productions for Amazon. Time last month named the title one of its 100 best young adult books of all time. Abrams, Imax's 'The Blue Angels' Documentaryįelix Ever After was published in 2020 and tells a story of a Black, queer and transgender high school student and explores themes including falling in love and bullying. This opportunity has changed my life, and I only hope that what I create while I’m here can pay that forward in some way.”Īmazon Studios Nabs J.J. “I feel so supported by the creative teams I get to work with, and invigorated by the fierce commitment to specific, impactful and expansive storytelling that we share. “It feels surreal that I get to do this! For a long time, I thought it impossible - as a queer/trans person from the Afro-Indigenous diaspora, I never really saw myself reflected onscreen, let alone imagined that I could be behind the scenes getting to tell the story,” Taveras said. The first project under the deal will be an adaptation of Kacen Callender’s young adult book, Felix Ever After, which is being developed as a potential series. Under the pact, Taveras will develop and produce film and TV scripts for the platform. The playwright, fresh off work on Gloria Calderón Kellett’s With Love, has signed an overall television and first-look film deal with the streamer and retail giant. Amazon is expanding its relationship with Juliany Taveras.
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