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005: Once Upon A Noncette: The Ink Between Us

In this series, we take one of our original poems and reimagine it as a concept for a feature film or television series just for fun (but also... if you’re reading this and you’re an exec, call us).

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The Noncette that Inspired a Story

Two Black girls. Two typewriters align in
their love for words and prosey poetry.
Noncette was born.
A leap of faith.

And the moment we rewrote the rules.


“The Ink Between Us”

Genre: Comedy | Dark Humor | Coming-of-Age
Format: TV Series (1/2 hr Episodic)
Written by: Q El Crosby & Sh’Kia


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Two Black women from wildly different walks of life bond over vintage typewriters and a shared love of poetic expression, launching an unexpected typewriter poetry business that brings excitement, mess, and meaning into the lives of strangers, and each other.

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