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About natasha
Natasha Lewin is an author, documentarian, and screenwriter. Her directorial debut, CHATTER, qualified for the 92nd Academy Awards as Best Live Action Short and took home Best Unique & Artistic Film at the UCLAxFilmFest. CHATTER focuses on Natasha's personal experiences as a multiracial, multifaith suicide survivor struggling with self-doubt.
As a first-time playwright, Natasha was awarded a Hollywood Fringe Diversity Scholarship to put up CHATTER in 2017. During the show's run, she partnered with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and donated a portion of the sold-out box office to help AFSP's efforts.
A three-time published author and ghostwriter, Natasha is the creator of narrative drama podcast WHITE PRIVILEGE: RADIO PLAY. She's the co-creator of children's podcast, ONCE UPON A TIMESTAMP alongside Randi Zuckerberg. Together Natasha and Randi co-wrote Randi's New York Times bestseller PICK THREE (HarperCollins) as well as MISSY PRESIDENT (Zuckerberg Ink) —a children's chapter book aimed at getting young girls interested and involved in politics. Natasha is also a Black List x Women in Film Feature Fellowship winner for her script FREEDOM RIDES about the 1961 Freedom Riders.
Natasha's had the pleasure to work on many HBO projects: Archival Producer for STEVIE VAN ZANDT: DISCIPLE; research lead for PAUSE WITH SAM JAY; research lead for '1000% ME: GROWING UP MIXED' by Executive Producers W. Kamau Bell and John Legend, which won the Children's & Family Emmy for Outstanding Non-Fiction Program.
Natasha is a former Los Angeles elected official. She served as Managing Editor for High Times magazine, where she published her first book with Chronicle Books. And she's the former Chief Writing Officer for Zuckerberg Media.
Natasha's personal nonprofit, Stage of Grace, provides funding to theatre artists of color whose work focuses on faith.
Read Natasha's articles on generational trauma:
Natasha is a member of the Authors Guild and PEN America. She is represented by Regina Brooks of Serendipity Lit
NATASHA IN HER OWN WORDS
My background, my cultures, my family, and my faith have always inspired my works. I'm blessed to have a career that's allowed me to be the change I want to see and serve as the person I strive to be.
*Illo by Mia Renee Johnson