BIO
Coli Sylla is a neurodivergent screenwriter, director, husband and father whose African heritage and lived experiences fuel a bold, character-driven approach to prestige procedural and serialized drama. A 2024 RespectAbility Entertainment Lab Fellow, he was also named one of ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2024 after winning the Grand Prize in the 2022 Creative Screenwriting TV Pilot Competition. Sylla’s work is defined by emotionally charged, socially conscious storytelling that interrogates mental health, identity, and justice. Often drawing on a peculiar and complicated relationship he has forged with law enforcement, he gravitates toward crime and legal narratives that blur the line between personal experience and systemic critique. Fearless in both subject matter and craft, Sylla creates dramas that are unflinching, authentic, and deeply human.
My Mission
My mission is to ignite conversations that have long been silenced. As a screenwriter, I wield my craft to delve into the unspoken, to challenge the taboos that shroud stigmatized disabilities and the labyrinth of human relationships. My aspiration is to create characters who are not just real, but who bleed, breathe, and demand to be seen—characters that confront, resonate, and leave an indelible mark on the soul.
MY VISION
All audiences should have access to content that is moving, engaging, and powerful enough to inspire change.
