Octavia Clahar
Writer and Filmmaker in Brooklyn, New York
Brooklynite, Octavia's professional screenwriting journey began with the success of her viral voice-acted animated series, Uneducated, written shortly after completing her degree from CUNY, Brooklyn College in 2016, loosely basing the premise of the work on her own life experiences.
Reaching over 1.2 million YouTube views for the series finale, Octavia produced Uneducated as a live-action pilot after deciding to expand on the story, recreating it as a New York City-based series. The project crowdfunded 77% of its goal on Indiegogo and screened to a sold-out auditorium at Brooklyn Public Library in 2019.
Since then, Octavia has worked on indie films while building a portfolio of pilots, including a revision of Uneducated and the fantasy Grains of Time. In the summer of 2021 Grains of Time landed on Coverfly's Red List.
In August 2021 it ranked #20 half-hour Fantasy of All Time, #19 half-hour Fantasy for this year, and #4 for the month. Since then it's climbed the ranks, as #1 for half-hour Fantasy for the month of November and #3 half-hour Fantasy for the year and of All Time.