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Stacy Spruill - Loyola Marymount University. Los Angeles, CA, US

Stacy Spruill

Assistant Clinical Professor and Associate Chair of Screenwriting | Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES

Biography

Stacy Spruill watched an ungodly amount of television growing up and her parents are relieved, albeit stunned, that their sky-high cable bills actually paid off. Stacy is a Hollywood showrunner, writer, and film director.

Stacy uses universal themes to craft culturally specific stories and has written for notable Hollywood talent, and has been head writer on multi-camera and single-camera series airing on streaming networks.

Her short films have screened in over 40 film festivals worldwide, from Cannes to Toronto to East L.A. to Zimbabwe, winning coveted awards along the way. She was hand-picked for Ryan Murphy’s Director Shadow Program at Fox; IDG Media’s China Story Fellowship; Warner Bros. Television Writers’ Workshop; and Tribeca Film Festival All Access. Currently, she is developing two pilots.

Education (2)

AFI Conservatory: MFA, Screenwriting 2016

University of California, Berkeley: Double Major B.A., African American Studies and Media Studies

Areas of Expertise (5)

Adaptations

Screenwriting

showrunning

Television Writing

Short Films

Industry Expertise (2)

Motion Pictures and Film

Writing and Editing

Languages (2)

  • English
  • Spanish