What was the spark that made you decide to write COLOR ME IN?

Natasha Diaz I am multiracial and have always struggled with my identity not fitting my appearance (I am inadvertently white passing and look a little "ambiguous"). I knew I wanted to write a story inspired by my unique experience, but hadn't figured out what the driving force of the story would be. One day, I was in LA for meetings and I met with a producer who asked if I had any movie ideas. I must have done something with my face to imply that I did and she asked what it was and then all of a sudden I remembered my bat mitzvah. I hadn't thought about it in years, but basically it was the most diverse, unconventional bat mitzvah on earth and I realized that it was the perfect inspiration to draw from to tell a version of my story!!

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