Jainaba Seckan

Screenwriter

Washington, D. C.

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March 2023

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About Jainaba

Jainaba Seckan is a Gambian-American screenwriter whose feature screenplay BUT SOME OF US ARE BRAVE was selected for the 2023 Black List Annual Lab and inaugural Black List Georgia List. In addition to writing, Jainaba is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practitioner with experience in higher education, tech, and entertainment. She is a proud graduate of Spelman College.

Gender:
Female

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BUT SOME OF US ARE BRAVE Historical ⋄ Drama Inspired by true events in 1976, a daring group of students and their spirited professor at a conservative Black women's college take the school's Board of Trustees hostage and demand a Black woman president after only ever having white women and Black men lead the school for nearly 100 years.

Awards

Semifinalist - Screencraft Virtual Pitch Competition
(2023)
TOP 10 - Table Read My Screenplay
(2023)
Semifinalist - Page Turner First 15
(2023)
Finalist - Screencraft True Story & Public Domain Competition
(2023)
Semifinalist - Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards - Diversity Initiative (III)
(2023)
The Black List Annual Lab
(2023)
Georgia List by The Black List
(2023)

Education

Spelman College
(2010-2014)