USC Student Named Winner of Million Dollar Screenplay Competition

The Launch’s Million Dollar Screenplay Competition has found its winner.USC student Stanley Kalu, who is currently entering his senior year, won first place for his screenplay The Obituary of Tunde Johnson, which follows a wealthy, black high school senior who falls victim to an endless time loop of police brutality.Kalu’s screenplay will be produced as a feature film with a budget of at least $1 million, and he also will receive a $50,000 education grant, as well as representation by APA and Valor Entertainment.Co-founded by producers Jason Shuman (Rebel in the Rye, Lone Survivor) and Zachary …

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