Fellows /
Kelly Woyan
Screenwriters Lab
2025-2026 Fellow

Kibbutz
A twenty-something progressive, non Jewish, Chicago woman, unable to land her dream job, neglected by her self-absorbed boyfriend and with nowhere else to go, accompanies her friend to live on a socialist kibbutz.
Kelly Woyan is a writer and producer who has collaborated on several projects with notable artists, including Academy Award-nominated actor Jeremy Renner and Tony Award-winning actress Joanna Gleason. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Professional Writing/Screenwriting from the University of Southern California, where she studied under the late Syd Field. Kelly has also attended additional writing programs at Roadmap Writers, Yale University, and the Paris American Academy, and has a journalism degree from Columbia College.