ABOUT CHATTER

Natasha Lewin is an archival producer, documentarian, screenwriter, researcher, and author. She's the creator of narrative drama podcast WHITE PRIVILEGE: RADIO PLAY and directorial debut, CHATTER, which qualified for the 92 Academy Awards as Best Live Action Short. 

CHATTER also took home Best Unique & Artistic Film at the UCLAxFilmFest as well as Director's Choice at the FilmOneFest.

Natasha won the Black List x Women in FIlm Feature Fellowship for her script FREEDOM RIDES about the 1961 Freedom Riders. 

As a first-time playwright, Natasha was awarded a Hollywood Fringe Diversity Scholarship to put up her play CHATTER. She partnered with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and donated a portion of their sold-out box office. CHATTER won Australia’s Short + Sweet Award..

Natasha is the co-writer of Best Feature screenplay STONER ROAD at the Laugh Factory’s Comedy Ninja Film Festival.

A three-time published author and ghostwriter, Natasha is also the co-creator of children's podcast, ONCE UPON A TIMESTAMP alongside Randi Zuckerberg. Together Natasha and Rand alsoi co-wrote MISSY PRESIDENT, a children's chapter book aimed at getting young girls interested and involved in politics.

Natasha is a former Los Angeles elected official, Managing Editor for High Times magazine, and Chief Writing Officer for Zuckerberg Media. Natasha led Research for HBO's PAUSE WITH SAM JAY seasons 1&2, as well as a new docu-series from W. Kamau Bell. She's currently working as Archival Producer for an HBO documentary and is in post production for a documentary shot in France in 2022.

Natasha is currently in development on YA graphic novel CHATTER based on her play and short.

Read Natasha's 2020 articles on generational trauma:

Christian Science Monitor

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