About The Grey List
The Grey List is an annual curated collection of forty exceptional, production-ready screenplays from writers over the age of 40.
Our mission is simple: to shine a spotlight on outstanding stories and the talented writers behind them, while challenging the ageism that continues to exist in Hollywood.
We believe that experience is an asset, that fresh perspectives aren't limited to young voices, and that great storytelling knows no age.
Because creativity has no expiration date.
Meet the Team
The Grey List wouldn't be possible without the incredible people working behind the scenes to bring it to life. Each is an accomplished and talented creative in their own right, generously giving their time, energy, and expertise because they believe in our mission of championing exceptional writers over 40.
We're incredibly fortunate to have them on this journey, and even more fortunate to call them friends. It's our pleasure to introduce the team behind The Grey List.
Brad M. Johnson
Brad M. Johnson is an award-winning writer, director, producer, and founder of The Grey List. A passionate advocate for overlooked voices in the entertainment industry, Brad believes that great storytelling knows no age.
Brad specializes in character-driven genre stories exploring broken people, redemption, and the power of family, and his screenwriting has been recognized by Final Draft, The Black List, and Disney, with his horror-western BLOOD MOON shortlisted for the MGM + The Black List Feature Partnership. He is currently packaging his crime drama WELCOME TO LAZARUS to direct and produce in 2027, while also producing the survival thriller THE UMBRA.
Through his company, Daisy If You Do Productions, Brad directed and produced the award-winning short CHAT, which earned the People's Choice Award at the 2023 Poulsbo Film Festival. He also co-produced SENSE OF EMERGENCY, starring Luke Barnett (FOR ALL MANKIND, DARK WINDS, YOUR LUCKY DAY), which has screened at prestigious film festivals across the country including the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Lone Peak Film Festival, and the Sonoma International Film Festival where it won 1st Runner-Up for the Audience Award.
Niko Ortez
Niko Ortez, an Art Director, Graphic Designer, and Illustrator based in Los Angeles. He oversees multiple accounts at his design agency, including Pokémon GO, Bally Sports, and Por Osos. This includes managing artwork, event conceptualization, and photo manipulation. With over 15 years of experience, Niko is multifaceted in the world of design, working with mediums such as UI design, full set branding, and illustrated storyboarding. He is dedicated to pushing boundaries and striving for artistic betterment day by day.
Lindsey Galloway
Lindsey Galloway is an award-winning screenwriter who writes “wildly complex” roles for women in high concept settings. Her comedy pilot “Save Point” was an Austin Film Festival Finalist, and her drama feature “The Last Queen’s Painter” was the Grand Prize Winner in the Table Read Your Screenplay Park City competition at Sundance and an Academy Nicholl Fellowship Top 50 semifinalist, and is currently in production development. She is also a freelance travel journalist who regularly contributes to the BBC, WSJ, and Fodor's Travel.
Kay Tuxford
Kay Tuxford is a fearless bisexual, in a 10-year-plus throuple, who writes angry smart women distrustful of society (for good reason) – but, of course, need connection with fellow human beings to make this world worthwhile. Kay is the writer of THE MISEDUCATION OF BINDU EP’d by the Duplass Brothers currently on PEACOCKTV and TUBI. She is a 2x Nicholl Semi-Finalist, a Script Pipeline TV winner, a WIF X Blacklist Episodic Lab Semi-Finalist, a 2024 Grey Lister, and a TV pilot she once wrote earned her a handshake from Ari Emanuel in an elevator. She wrote and directed the LGBT Award-winning Short WINE BOTTLES, produced short films for up-and-coming directors like Henry Dunham (THE AWARENESS, THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK), and once shot a guerilla film in LA’s Hammer Museum just to see if she could. Kay graduated from Northern Arizona University with a B.S. in Biology before transitioning from STEM nerd to film nerd. She teaches screenwriting at Chapman University and is loved by her kids, wife, husband, and probably just tolerated by her cat.
Alexandra Tran
Alexandra Tran (Bellevue/IAG) grew up in Glencoe, Illinois. As a “mixed race kid" and dual citizen, she brings her life-long perspective as a perpetual outsider to female-driven stories. Her experience in behind-the-scenes machinations of corporate finance, medical start-ups, and architecture, was excellent preparation for her biggest adventure yet: marriage and business partnership to a headlining magician. Her feature IT'S A WONDERFUL STORY was on the 2022 Blacklist and is set up with Gurinder Chadha to direct. It is currently out to cast. Her feature WHAT A DOLL was on the 2019 Hit List and her feature BLACK GIRLS DON'T SWIM was a Top 5 Finalist for BET/Paramount Players Project CRE8.
Rob Ripley
An award winning and produced film and TV writer, Rob Ripley is known for a mature, unique voice whose stories dive into the uncomfortable truths of complex characters and families - blood and chosen - with panache, empathy and humor. After growing up in Pittsburgh as the queer band nerd in a blue-collar, sports-rabid family, he launched his first career as a classical musician and conductor. But after an extraordinary near-death experience, he returned to his true passion of writing. In his free time he enjoys traveling, baking and cheering on the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team (proof of his limitless optimism). A graduate of Carnegie Mellon’s School of Drama, Ripley is repped by Magnet Management. He lives in Los Angeles with his amazing husband.