Sarah Al-Qatou - Month Mentorship

1:1 Mentorships
$875.00
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You will be sent an invoice for the remainder of your balance to the email address you use to pay the deposit. Balances must be paid in full prior to the end of the class unless prior arrangements are made. Failure to pay invoices in a timely manner will result in the forfeiture of your spot and you will not be permitted to complete the program. Questions? Email info@roadmapwriters.com.

Formats Interested In
TV
Features
Manuscripts
Shorts
Intellectual Property (IP) for Film/TV Development
Particularly Interested In

Concept-driven feature films across the action & thriller genre.
Original sci-fi films with unique world-building and a thoughtful point of view on how it represents technology.
Nostalgic romance/rom-coms, inspired by the films of the 90's & early aughts.
Films with specificity in voice that will speak to younger gen-z audiences.
Films with nuanced, modern women at the center.
Films that include queer, bisexual characters, but whose central plot does not revolve around their sexuality.
Positive representations of arab characters.
Characters with multicultural backgrounds (does not need to be the central premise of the film).

Women Writers
Writers of Color
LGBTQIA+ Writers
Authors (Fiction)
Feature Genres
Drama
Comedy
RomCom
Sci-Fi
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Thriller
Horror
Budget Range
All Budget Ranges
TV Formats
Half-Hour Pilots (single-cam)
One-Hour Pilots
TV Homes
Premium Cable
Streaming
TV Genres
Comedy
RomCom
Sci-Fi
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Thriller
Book Genres
Action
Adventure
Apocalyptic
Book Series
Buddy
Coming-of-Age
Dystopian
Erotica
Family-Friendly
Fantasy
Female-Driven
Futuristic
High-Concept
Holiday
Inspirational
Kids/Children
Latinx/Spanish-Language
LGBTQIA+
Literary Fiction
Middle-Grade Fiction
Mystery
Poetry
Post-Apocalyptic
Psychological
Revenge
Romance
Sci-Fi
Short Stories
Suspense
Thriller
Women's Fiction
Young Adult (YA) / Teen
Sub-Genres
Book Adaptation
Coming-of-Age
Dark Comedy
Dystopian
Family-Friendly
Female-Driven
Futuristic
High-Concept
Holiday
Latinx
LGBTQIA+
Musical
Post-Apocalyptic
Psychological
Revenge
Romance
Satire
Spanish-Language
Suspense
Western
Young Adult (YA)
Specifically Not Interested In

No faith-based films, nothing with terrorism, no depictions of cartels/drug-trafficking.

More about Sarah Al-Qatou

Sarah Al-Qatou is an LA-based creative producer & development executive with a passion for bringing to life crowd-pleasing, concept-driven films. Most recently, Al-Qatou was a Film & TV Creative Executive at writer-actress Issa Rae's Hoorae. Prior to that, she supported filmmaker Lulu Wang and producer Dani Melia in founding their banner Local Time, as well as past stints at indie financier Big Beach, and film acquisitions at Focus Features.

She has served as juror for the Sundance Institute x Women in Film Financing Intensive, industry mentor for The Academy's Gold Film Accelerator Program in partnership with LALIFF, Director of Mentorship for The Reel Champions, and was a Film Independent Project Involve Fellow. Her past work includes: RAP SH!T S2 (Max), EXPATS (Amazon Studios), and TRIGGERMAN (Omeleto).

How it Works

Private Month Mentorship

Each month mentorship kicks off with a preliminary 15-min. call to set expectations and lay out strategy for the month. Writer will have email access to the executive plus 4x one-hour consultations with the exec. Exec will read up to 4 scripts in one month (different drafts of the same script or 4 different scripts) and conduct 4x one-hour story notes calls. Calls can also include feedback on your pitch, branding, or career strategy.

If you pay with the deposit/payment plan, your second half will be due the 2nd week of the Mentorship. If you need a different type of payment plan, email dorian@roadmapwriters.com. 

**Please note feature screenplays are limited to 120 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a Month Mentorship on screenplays exceeding 120 pages.

What To Expect

After registering, you will receive an automatic Order Confirmation email. Then Roadmap's Director of Consultations, Terra Joy, will get your mentor looped in with you! If you do not hear from Terra or the exec within 3 days of registering, feel free to email terra@roadmapwriters.com for an update.

Before starting your Month Mentorship, please ensure you are familiar with our Code of Conduct

The Roadmap Promise

Roadmap Writers prides itself on the quality of executives we bring to our programs and we work hard to get you the best feedback possible.

Our vetted executives are chosen by the legitimacy of the companies they work for and their ability to evaluate pitches and pages.

Only the executives you sign up for will be provided with your materials.