The ISA’s inaugural Fast Track Fellowship Competition awarded two winners meetings with six industry executives – Melissa Birks was one of the grand prize winners with her project, Uncaged – a thriller set in the 19th century, and touted as a light origin story of Jack The Ripper. Melissa has worked as a journalist for many years, spending her time traveling to multiple American cities, mostly small, un-urban locations to follow up on local mysteries, archeological discoveries, and then some. She has lead a fascinating life thus far, and is looking forward to a successful move into the world of screenwriting.