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The latest news and updates on what's happening with the Snarky herd.


2025: A Year of Building, Dreaming & Laughing Through the Chaos
At Snarky Elephant, we don’t blend in. We make content that sticks, bites, and refuses to apologize. This year was about sharpening our tools - scripts, pitch decks, absurd-but-true ideas- and laying the foundation for stories that actually matter.
Vishaal Reddy
2 days ago2 min read


A Gratitude Note as We Enter Our Next Chapter
What started as a simple conversation quickly revealed a shared belief: that storytelling thrives when honesty isn’t optional, when the truth is allowed to breathe, and when the people behind the stories are supported with radical transparency.
Neal Ludevig
3 days ago2 min read


From Finance to Final Cut: Craig T. Williams on Building Films—and Community—From the Ground Up
When Craig T. Williams quit his Chase Bank training program after just three months, he had no idea a stray production-assistant gig would launch a two-decade film career. “I lasted the summer in finance, taught tennis for cash, and kind of floated,” he laughs. “Then a friend said, ‘Come be a PA.’ I didn’t even know what a PA was.”
Taylor Durham
Jul 153 min read


Concept to Cosmos: Drew Leung’s Journey From Hollywood Illustrator to Story-Maker
For more than two decades Drew Leung has been the secret weapon behind blockbuster worlds—one of the “top concept artists in the industry,” as he puts it. His paintings shaped franchises like Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and last year’s Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, but something was missing. “I’d spent my whole career illustrating other people’s ideas,” he says. “My ultimate goal is… I want to tell stories, that’s it.”
Taylor Durham
Jul 12 min read


Mia Renee Henry: History-Driven Storytelling With a Gamer’s Imagination
Mia Renee Henry grew up “all in the family” of entertainment. “My dad was one of the first Black cameramen ABC hired back in ’78,” she recalls proudly, noting that her mother writes screenplays and a cousin directs indie films. That lineage opened doors, but her path has been anything but conventional.
Taylor Durham
Jun 252 min read


Event Gallery: A Snarky Affair | Rewriting The Script On Marginalized Voices
This event was held on 12/3 at a private venue in New York, where we held an exclusive private screening of our awarding-winning film Zari
Snarky Elephant
Jun 221 min read


Meet the Interns Who Are Helping Snarky Shift the Script
Our internship program is more than just a resume booster, it’s a proving ground for the next generation of fearless creatives.
Taylor Durham
Jun 182 min read


When History Is Under Attack, Storytelling Becomes Survival
At Snarky Elephant Productions, we believe storytelling is a battleground. Storytelling becomes survival.
Taylor Durham
Mar 312 min read


Snarky Elephant Productions Announces Acclaimed 2025 Cohort with Emmy-Winning Talent, Pulitzer Prize Finalist Filmmakers & A Feature Film on Mental Health Executive Produced by Viola Davis
Snarky Elephant Productions (SEP) continues its mission to champion underrepresented voices in the entertainment industry.
Snarky Elephant
Mar 243 min read


Event Gallery: A Snarky Affair | The Cinematic Soiree
This event was held on 12/3 at a private venue in New York, where we held an exclusive private screening of our awarding-winning film Zari
Snarky Elephant
Dec 19, 20241 min read


Rangoli Wins the Coveted SFFILM Rainin Grant and FilmHouse Residency
SFFILM, in partnership with the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, announced today the projects that will receive a total of $490,000 in funding in
Snarky Elephant
Oct 29, 20241 min read


Bad Brown Kids Earns Place in Top 33% of Scripts On Coverfly
Bad Brown Kids (A Memoir About Indian-Americas Acting Terribly While Their Parents Think They’re Perfect) is a dark comedy series that...
Snarky Elephant
Oct 29, 20241 min read


The Stay Indie Project: Year One Highlights
The Stay Indie Project was launched in collaboration with BFD Productions to connect visionary independent filmmakers with development, fina
Snarky Elephant
Oct 29, 20241 min read


Just Potential Wins the Prestigious Asian Women Giving Circle Art Grant
Each grantee will receive $8,000 in funds. Last year AWGC began a tradition of making a discretionary “boost grant” to a proposed project.
Snarky Elephant
Oct 29, 20241 min read


Celebrating 5 Years of Insomnia: An Exclusive Interview with Vishaal Reddy
Today, we are excited to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Insomnia, a groundbreaking dark comedy series that delves deep into the life of...
Snarky Elephant
Sep 9, 20246 min read
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