Greg Wayne
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TFI Sloan Student Programs 2018 Honorable Mention
About
Greg Wayne was born and raised in the mostly-frigid climate of Toronto, Canada. After graduating from the prestigious Radio and Television Arts program at Ryerson University, he wrote for some of the lowest-budget shows in the history of Canadian television. Greg went on to become the Head Writer of a Toronto advertising agency, and after writing one-too-many toothpaste commercials, left the agency to write his way across Europe with nothing more than a backpack and a laptop. An invitation to join the American Film Institute Conservatory as a Screenwriting Fellow prompted Greg’s return to North American soil, and his time at AFI deepened his love for all things cinema. When Greg isn’t meditating or dabbling in witchcraft, he writes stories about “the invisible people” – the overlooked and easy-to-write-off among us.
Little Leper
In 1872, Rowan, a curious eighteen-year-old with leprosy, has always lived in a colony on the outskirts of New Orleans. Rowan knows that if she wants to be accepted by the outside world she must leave the colony before the lesions spread to her face. LITTLE LEPER follows Rowan’s escape as she forges her own path while searching for a cure to her disease.