Screenwriting Seminar Instructor / Story Development Coach / Script Analysis Consultant
Graduate: Morehouse College - Atlanta, Georgia
Graduate: University of Southern California (USC) School of Cinematic Arts
Former Assistant to Film Director, Mr. Spike Lee
Zel Bothic is a screenwriter who is a native of Detroit, Michigan. He divides his time between
Detroit, Michigan, and
Los Angeles, California.
Zel is a graduate of Morehouse College, located in Atlanta, Georgia, where he received his bachelor of arts degree in mass communications.
Following graduation from Morehouse, Zel joined AT&T in Atlanta, working in the company's public relations department, serving as editor of the corporate newsletter and as a writer for the employee magazine, in addition to working in the company's television studio as a writer and producer.
Upon leaving AT&T, Zel moved to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television where he received his Masters Degree in film production.
Upon graduation from USC, Zel moved to New York to serve as Spike Lee's assistant on several of the directors' films.
Zel has taught screenwriting at the University of Southern California's Screenwriter's Summer Program, at Inner City Filmmakers, based in Santa Monica, California and at the Artist Village located in Detroit.