Sharena Sigmon
Screenwriter, Filmmaker & Youth Educator
BIO
Sharena Sigmon was born and raised on the southwest side of Chicago, where her love for storytelling began. Currently, she is a Graduate student at Northwestern University studying Writing for the Screen and Stage. In 2012, Sharena graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a BA in Fiction Writing, where she was selected exclusively for their Semester in LA screenwriting program. Since then, she has continued to immerse herself into the world of writing and film. She recently became a Finalist in the 13Horror.com Screenplay Contest and assisted teens in shooting short films for Chicago Filmmakers.
Currently, she volunteers at the Chicago International Film Festival, and interns at Chicago Filmmakers, where she assists with their filmmaking youth camp. She’s extremely passionate about youth education and making stories for unheard voices in the Black community.
Screenplays & Filmography
Sharena Sigmon describes her work as both touching and raw. She brings her unique perspective to every project she works on and strives to create words for Black voices that have yet to be heard.
LITTLE GIRL X
Loosely based on the true story of a young girl found slain on the southside of Chicago on July 27th, 1998, LITTLE GIRL X is told in three parts that intersect the lives of the victim and her murder suspects on the day she was killed.
THE WALKERS
THE WALKERS is what happens when racism meets cannibalism. A black woman, Vanessa, is kidnapped by the Walkers, a white married couple who dabbles in cannibalism for fun. What happens when they've met their match? Who will win the game of race?
MASON
If any work describes the tone of Sharena's work, it would be MASON. It tells the story of a pregnant woman who struggles with her sanity when she realizes the hallucinations that she's been having are visions of the murders her unborn son will commit in the future.
FINALIST
13Horror.com Screenplay Contest 2019
Youth Education
Chicago Filmmakers Youth Camp
Sharena Sigmon aspires to assist children, teens and college undergraduates in expressing themselves through art. As a Teacher's Assistant at Chicago Filmmakers, she experienced her passion by being hands-on in helping to produce short films with teens and youths of all ages. As a Graduate Assistant at Northwestern, she taught Undergraduates the techniques of writing a short screenplay and gaining a passion for their own voice.
She looks forward to working with more students of all ages and inspiring them to recognize their greatness.
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