Bomani J. Story discusses screenwriting with Voices With Impact. Bomani J. Story was born in Riverside, California and raised in Redlands, California. Growing up, Bomani always had a love of reading literature and watching films. He even spent time writing his own short stories as a child. Upon graduation of high school, Bomani cut his teeth on filmmaking when he started making short films with his fellow collaborators. After two years at San Bernardino Valley College, Bomani was accepted into the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts to study film production. Since his graduation from USC in 2010, he has been honing his skills as a writer and director.&nbsp;In 2018, Bomani wrote a feature film, Rock Steady Row, that went to the 2018 Slamdance Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury and Audience award.&nbsp;In 2023, his directorial debut, The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster world premiered at the SXSW Film Festival and released in theatres later that year.

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