Launch Pad Alum Eric Glover Makes it Official – Signs With Zero Gravity Management
0Fresh off landing a finalist spot in the 2018 Launch Pad Pilots Competition with his script PANTHERS, Eric Glover has signed with Joe Riley at Zero Gravity Management.
A favorite of our judges, PANTHERS tells the true story of the Black Panthers in 1960s California. When the Panthers are approached by the mother of a slain, unarmed black man and are inspired to take their fledgling group to new heights of public resistance, eliciting a dangerous campaign of repression from local police. Pitched as The Wire meets Narcos, the script takes on a fascinating chapter in American history with intelligence, well-researched detail and a strong instinct for tension and television plotting. Employing impeccable writing to make a complex political story feel fast-paced and exciting, the pilot takes a close look at the growth of a social movement and resonates with many of the topical themes that dominate our headlines in 2018.
Eric studied screenwriting at Sarah Lawrence College and furthered his writing education as a 2016 Final Draft Big Break Fellow. He currently works as a screenwriter for Meow Wolf, an arts and entertainment company based in Santa Fe.
This signing adds Eric to the list of almost 400 writers who have been signed since the Launch Pad Competitions began six years ago.