Danielle Motley has focused on the craft of screenwriting for nearly a decade. She was born in Italy to military parents and moved to the States when she was four. She enjoys creating extremely flawed female protagonists of color with interesting and diverse life experiences not often seen on screen. Danielle's first completed screenplay, Mo’ Black, a coming-of-age story about a 15-year old girl in 1995, was a Nicholl Fellowship quarterfinalist and a finalist in the Cannes screenplay competition. She has been married for 18 years and has three teenagers who provide her with endless inspiration and material.