Devin Githara-Pipkin – 2025 Pilot Finalist (Half-Hour)

Devin Githara-Pipkin is a first-generation Kenyan American screenwriter, originally born in Baltimore, Maryland. Raised by his mother, a Kenyan immigrant, and his older sister who taught him how to read and write, his early love of storytelling was shaped by intimate family dynamics.

As children, Devin and his sister would craft stories together, often dreaming about the future while watching The Prince of Egypt and contemplating their destinies. In 2018, Devin’s sister Mary tragically passed away at just 24 years old, one week before his 20th birthday. Her loss—his first confidant—had a profound impact on him and deepened his commitment to honoring her memory through storytelling. That same year, he discovered screenwriting as a way to process grief, celebrate life, and explore the complexity of human identity, especially through the lens of being both Kenyan and Black American.

Devin’s work focuses on deconstructing stereotypes of African American men in modern media, offering more layered and genre-blending coming-of-age narratives. In 2022, his writing earned him a full scholarship to the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University— ranked among the top five film schools in the nation. There, he refined his voice and graduated in 2024 with his master’s degree in screenwriting.

He is currently a mentee in the 2025 Blackboy Writes & Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative, founded by Mike Gauyo. It’s a program designed to eliminate barriers to entry for pre-WGA Black writers. Devin also works as a dementia coordinator at an assisted living facility in California while providing story services to production companies in Baltimore. His life is busy, even chaotic at times, but he wouldn’t have it any other way.

Devin’s short-term goal is to secure representation by the end of the year or early next year. His long-term dream is simple: to write scripts—preferably feature-length—for the rest of his life and get paid to do it. It’s his destiny. His purpose. And above all, he aims to ensure that the stories of those who came before him—and those yet to come—are told with honesty, heart, and intention.

Email: devingp9811@gmail.com

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