Marina Kato Hoag

Marina Kato Hoag is a 2019 graduate of the screenwriting program at the American Film Institute Conservatory where she received the Alfred P. Sloan scholarship for her script about the father of fractal geometry. She worked at Fox in International Film Production and also has worked in TV and market research, an online stiletto-of-the-month club, a book store and in housing during the mortgage crisis. She has a M.A. in Sociology from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in City Planning from UC-Berkeley. She was born in Berkeley and grew up in St. Louis and aspires to be the Bernie Sanders of screenwriting.