Trace Pope is a writer / director based in Los Angeles, CA. He received his MFA in Film/TV Production from USC, his MA in Classical Theater from LAMDA, and his BA in English from the University of Texas.
During his time at USC, Trace wrote & directed his thesis film, A FUGUE, winner of the 2024 USC First Look award for Best Screenwriting. He was also awarded the 2023 Sloan Foundation Production Grant which will fund his upcoming short film, SILENCE = DEATH, about Anthony Fauci and the AIDS crisis.
As a filmmaker, Trace is passionate about telling stories through a Queer lens that combine his love of music, art and theater so that his audience might contend with life, death and human connection in a deeper way.