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Lola Petitbon

Screenwriters Lab

2025-2026 Fellow

Lola Petitbon

Uprise

After escaping The Camp, where horrific Nazi experiments unexpectedly left them with superpowers, seven prisoners journey across war-torn Europe to hunt The Foctor, hoping to understand what they have become while confronting the depths of human darkness–and their own.

Lola Petitbon is a Franco-American screenwriter and director who trained at UCLA after beginning her career as an actress. A finalist and winner of several international screenwriting competitions, she is currently developing a TV series in Los Angeles, backed by an Oscar-winning producer, and a short film produced in France, where she will make her official directorial debut. Her work blends intimate, character-driven storytelling with music, humor, and a touch of burlesque.