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Lion's Head Studios • crafting authentic stories.
We're a diverse production company for writers, by writers. We create inclusive stories with authentic and complex representation where misfits can belong.
We're a diverse production company for writers, by writers. We create inclusive stories with authentic and complex representation where misfits can belong.
Mission
Mission
We create memorable stories where neurodiversity is represented with authenticity and complexity because we want more folks to belong as protagonists.
Vision
Vision
We envision a world where we are accepted as our whole selves, we are free to pursue self-expression without fear, and we are free to do work that nourishes and connects us.
Our Why
Our Why
In the late spring of 2025, our studio head and screenwriter (Jonathan Brònico) was invited to produce one of their projects (Vulcan, a TV pilot) as a one-night-only table read performance, and one of the main goals for him as an autistic writer and artist was to have meaningful representation among his cast. That proved to be quite a challenge in the little over a month he was given for production, and despite enlisting a casting director and several other colleagues to help identify actors identifying as disabled, autistic, or of another under-represented neurotype, very little materialized within that time frame.
While other kinds of diversity were achieved with the resulting cast, there was significant disappointment in not being able to cast more authentic representation of his work, despite having had created a three-dimensional story for an autistic actor to portray the lead, a supportive team, and every intention to find a local autistic actor.
That experience led to seeking out connection with advocacy groups, others in the filmmaking industry, and partners dedicated to improving the visibility of creative folks identifying as having neurotypes under-represented in filmmaking networks and in the media at large.
The Duo
The Duo
Jonathan D. Brònico (he/him)
Jonathan D. Brònico (he/him)
Director & Lead Screenwriter
Director & Lead Screenwriter
Jonathan D. Brònico (he/him)
Writer / Director / Voice Actor / Editor / Game Designer / Graphic Artist
Jonathan Brònico is a neurodivergent screenwriter, short story author, and former scientist who draws upon his years of teaching experience to enhance the art of his storytelling. Like many neurodivergent individuals, Jonathan uses fiction to communicate the more ineffable aspects of life experiences, and to him, Western storytelling conventions are like a second language that he speaks with native fluency.
Jonathan’s works usually feature a character with a double identity or a character who struggles to make peace with part of themself. As a late-(self) diagnosed autistic person, he knows what it’s like to go through life with an internal tug-of-war about whether to “blend in” or to “be yourself,” and he identifies with stories that explore similar dynamics.
Jonathan’s preferred genres are mostly speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, horror, urban fantasy, etc.); however, he’s written mystery, comedy, and any other experimental meta-narratives that strike his fancy. He’s also a published poet, and he’s working on adapting several IPs into rap musicals.
Writing Awards and Recognitions
Writing Awards and Recognitions
Finalist in the Presence Short Story Award for “The Spirit Board.”
Finalist in the Stories of the Nature of Cities prize for “Plua Koroa.”
Placed 2nd among all entrants worldwide.
Silver Honorable Mention recipient in L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future for the novelette “The Value of a Treasure.”
Placed among the top 1% of entrants worldwide.
Finalist in the New England Science Fiction Association’s short story contest for “Author of the Dreams of an Outer God.”
Semifinalist in Legion M’s webseries competition “Pitch Elevator” for the two-minute pitch of “Blood and Thunder.”
Quarterfinalist in Page Turner Screenplays’ “First 15” contest for the pilot “Blood and Thunder.”
Placed among the top fifty (50) entrants.
Quarterfinalist in Page Turner Screenplays’ “First 15” contest for the feature “Sinbad and the Atlantis of the Sands.”
Placed among the top fifty (50) entrants.
Notable Work
Notable Work
“The Ordeal of the Spellcraft Merchant” (short story) published in the fantasy mystery anthology Dead For A Spell. (Currently adapting into a graphic novel.)
“Missing Persons” (short story) published in the best-selling horror anthology Secret Stairs: A Tribute to Urban Legend
“Missing Persons” (audiobook adaptation on Spoken) — Voice Actor
“To Catch A Mole” (short story) published in the international anthology Agents & Spies Short Stories
Jackie V. Rodríguez Brònico (she/her)
Jackie V. Rodríguez Brònico (she/her)
Script Consultant & Production Coordinator
Script Consultant & Production Coordinator
Jackie V. Rodríguez Brònico (she/her)
Script Consultant / Producer / Mindfulness Instructor / Physician
🔗 www.TheMindfulSpace.be | 🔗 Curriculum Vitae | 🔗 Résumé
Jackie (she/her) connects to authenticity in stories and honest portrayals of the messiness of life. To that end, she helps writers bring depth to their portrayal of various cultural, societal, and medical narratives, including intersectional identity, immigrant/first-generation experience; mental health, neuro-inclusion, disability; medicine and the sciences.
She offers lived and professional experience in her work as someone who identifies as having ADHD (late diagnosis) and mental health challenges, and as a medical doctor and mindfulness instructor specializing in adult ADHD and ASD, among other conditions.
With language proficiency in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian, she's navigated various cultures through international research and academic work on the impact of culture, mental health, and public health among Cape Verdean, Latinx, and Portuguese MA residents. As a program manager at one of Harvard University’s teaching hospitals, she helped a multilingual research study navigate operations through the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As part of Lion's Head Studios, she leverages her experience in program management, implementation science, web design, and graphic design to facilitate script development, interdepartmental collaboration, and administrative pre-production operations.
Jackie’s enthusiasm for story and collaboration extends to hobbies including storytelling through tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs), cooperative board games, and community fiber arts poetry projects.
Filmmaking Experience
Filmmaking Experience
Set Decorator
Wardrobe Coordinator/Continuity
Story & Script Consultant (comedies, thrillers, speculative fiction)
Filmmaking Collective Coordinator & Administration
Web Design (cell biology lab, licensed professionals, filmmaking collective)
Graphic Design (cell biology lab, licensed professionals, filmmaking collective)
Mindfulness Instructor & Mental health disability advocate
Medical Doctor (MD), Dual Board-Certified: Preventive Medicine & Public Health; Internal Medicine
🔗 www.TheMindfulSpace.be | 🔗 Curriculum Vitae | 🔗 Résumé
Notable Work
Notable Work
Set Decorator & Wardrobe Coordinator/Continuity
Batida Carioca by Steve Becker
Story & Script Consultant
Vulcan (2025), Series - Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
To Hell and Back (2025), Series - Comedy, Fantasy
Corrupt (2025), Series - Drama, Horror, Thriller
Time Raider (2023/2024), Feature - Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Web Design
Scriptateria
Filmmaking Lisboa
Calcada Crew Filmmaking Collective
Graphic Design
Scriptateria
Calcada Crew Filmmaking Collective
🔗 www.TheMindfulSpace.be | 🔗 Curriculum Vitae | 🔗 Résumé
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