Sugar Land
The Team
tammy lynne stoner
writer
tammy lynne stoner's novel SUGAR LAND (Red Hen Press, 2018) won an IPPY, was shortlisted for the Crook's Corner Prize, was a finalist for a Forewords Indie Award, an Amazon #1 Bestseller, made the Advocate’s Best of 2018, was a Top Five for 2018 by Powell's booksellers, received a starred Kirkus Reviews, and was called "writing at its finest" by the New York Journal of Books. She's been published two dozen times in journals and anthologies, was nominated for a Pushcart twice (once a special mention) and a Million Writers Award, is a VCAA scholar, and a Sou-Wester writer-in-residence. Several short films she's written have gleefully gone to festival. On the side, tammy is the publisher of Gertrude lit journal. She lives in Lake Oswego, OR with her ladyfriend and their three children and is most often found in the bathtub.
Andrea Maxwell
producer/director
Andrea is a queer independent filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She has worked as a VFX editor at Marvel Studios on numerous blockbuster films including: Wakanda Forever,
Spider-man Far From Home and Black Widow. As a producer/director/editor, she has created web series, behind the scenes featurettes and the first gay friendly children’s TV show, Dottie’s Magic Pockets. Her projects have screened all over the world including: Outfest (Los Angeles), Frameline (San Francisco), Inside Out Toronto and The Melbourne Queer Film festival. Her last short film Honey and Clover: A Recipe for Disaster screened at Short Film Corner, Cannes Court Metrage, Diversity in Cannes, Dances with Films, Hollywood and won Best Comedy Short at The Franklin International Film Festival.
Theresa Burkhart Gallagher
producer
Theresa Burkhart Gallagher is a writer, producer, and actress based in Los Angeles and working in stage, television, and film. Her scripts are lauded as "rapid fire Lucy Ricardo routines interpreted by Cheech & Chong" (Backstage West), "acerbically golden" (Entertainment Weekly), and "guaranteed to leave you howling!" (Los Angeles Magazine). Theresa's short film Schmoolie the Deathwatcher, praised as "a stunning gem" (HuffPost), is now streaming on Amazon. Alongside Jim Gaffigan and Anna Gunn, Theresa has a supporting role in the indie comedy Being Frank, directed by Miranda Bailey which premiered at SXSW and enjoyed a theatrical release. Her feature film version of Schmoolie The Deathwatcher is in Development with Miranda Bailey set to Direct, and Joshua Bachove (Minari) set to Produce. Her short film Honey and Clover: A Recipe for Disaster that she co-wrote, produced and starred in screened at Short Film Corner, Cannes Court Metrage and Diversity in Cannes. She also Produced the feature film Swamp Lion (Dir. Torben Bech) with a fantastic team, shot on location in Mc Allen Texas, Premiering at Austin Film Festival 2021. A lover of Stand-Up she Produced the recent Amazon Prime stand up comedy specials Matt Gallagher: A Stumble in the Woods and Jimmy Shin's A Wok of Shame. Dedicated to diversity and to singular storytelling, Theresa is drawn to creating deeply flawed characters: those at their very lowest points and at crossroads. Audiences find themselves rooting for these unique underdogs on their unexpected and darkly comical journeys to heroism.
Diana C. Zollicoffer
producer
Diana is a writer/director/producer. In 2017, Diana was the 1st woman of color to direct for the Australian Theater Company. She produced the environmental documentary "Forgotten Bayou", the award-winning short films “Schmoolie The Deathwatcher” (AmazonPrime) and “Bridget & Iain” (Cannes Film Festival Court Metrage, Bentonville, Manchester), Honey and Clover: A Recipe for Disaster (Short Film Corner, Cannes Court Metrage, Diversity in Cannes and Dances with Films, Hollywood.) She directed/co-wrote the pilot episode of "Anny Minute Now" web series. She co-wrote "Free Agent: The Benjamin Brown Story" to be directed by Mykelti Williamson. She produced the NAACP Theater Award-nominated international play "innocentFLESH" about teen-sex trafficking. Diana's a theater graduate of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington DC. She's currently developing a feature film about an Asian-American firefighter “FU: A love story in reverse with BondIt/Buffalo 8 Productions.
