Jacob Tobia: Last News

Justin Kroll Film ReporterKim Yau has joined the literary department at Echo Lake Entertainment.Yau was, until recently, a media rights agent at Paradigm Talent Agency, handling the sale of film and TV rights for intellectual property, including books, comics, graphic novels, articles, podcasts, blogs and life rights.

Charna Flam Pink and blue hues overwhelmed the stretch of Sunset Boulevard outside Netflix on Thursday as the “Trans Takeover” picket drew at least 200 writers and allies to address concerns about trans employment and how the community is portrayed in pop culture. “Trans people are workers too. We’re in solidarity with the labor movement around the world and we are showing up in ways that we are often not depicted,” said writer Jacob Tobia, whose credits include the Showtime pilot “Sissy.” “Strikes are moments where you redefine who is at the table, and we want to be sure that we’re sending a really strong message to the world that we’re at the table now and we want to stay at the table.”