Our founder.

Mallom Liggon is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University, where he studied Screenwriting and African American Studies. During his time at LMU, he served on the founding team for Diverso, a UTA & Warnermedia backed student-run nonprofit that builds initiatives for diverse students to break into the entertainment industry. At Diverso, Mallom co-created and served as co-program director of Black Writers In Focus, the first-ever paid internship program for Black screenwriters. As a senior at LMU, Mallom led a successful fundraising campaign for over $90,000, with donors including Issa Rae and Deniese Davis's COLOR CREATIVE, Oprah Winfrey's OWN, Cooper Samuelson of Blumhouse, and more to make the program a reality. As program director, Mallom coordinated a curriculum and marketing push that included mentors and speakers like Joe Robert Cole (Black Panther), Chloe Zhao (Nomadland), Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), and others. Currently, Mallom continues to serve up-and-coming storytellers as the Director of the Filmmakers' Workshop for New York Stage and Film, a non-profit with a 40-year history of supporting artists in the film and stage. During his first year as Director, Mallom's successful marketing outreach saw submission numbers for the annual Filmmakers' Workshop triple from the program's previous average. In addition to his advocacy work, Mallom is a writer and musician, who loves serving audiences by merging mental health with entertainment.