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Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal
Screenwriters Lab
2026-2027 Fellow
Figli Di Dio (Children of God)
In Nazi-occupied Italy, a Jewish family is covertly taken in by a convent. Young Matteo struggles to come of age as a hated child of God, surrounded by death and destruction, until unexpected sources urge him to have the strength to choose life. Inspired by a true story.
Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal is a DGA Award-winning Writer-Director, making films about the human spirit. Her short films have screened at over 150 film festivals internationally. BACKLOG (Cannes, Student-Emmy, '26 Stowe's Narrative Lab (Accelerator Fellow), '25 Athena Writer’s Lab), EUROPA (SONY), Baby Director ('26 Stowe Producer's Lab), and Figli Di Dio ('26 Jewish Writer's Institute) all are currently being developed into Feature Films, with Jacqueline attached to write and direct. Masters in Fine Arts: University of Southern California; Reps: 3 Arts, Culture Creative, Del Shaw.
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