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Screenwriting

Dramedies about people who think everything is working… until it isn’t.

About

I write character-driven dramedies that explore the space between who people think they’re supposed to be… and who they really are. My work often centers on women at turning points... when the life they’ve carefully built begins to quietly unravel. Blending humor with emotional honesty, I’m drawn to the uncomfortable moments that reveal something true.

I'll often finding humor in emotionally charged situations... be that on the page or in real life. I’m interested in people who are very good at following rules… until they start questioning them. ​

Featured Projects

Full scripts available upon request.

Carrie*ing
Half-Hour Dramedy Pilot
At the dawn of social media, a recently laid-off young woman struggles to stay afloat while confronting the unraveling of her beliefs around work, identity, and intimacy.
Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival  |  Stowe Story Labs Official Selection  |  CineStory Quarterfinalist

Deadweight
Hour-Long Dramedy

Five women wake up on a cargo ship with no exits, no instructions, and the sinking feeling (literally) that they’re not here by accident. To escape, they’ll have to navigate the ship’s surreal rules, their own secrets, and the unsettling possibility that the thing that’s trying to kill them... might not be the water.

CineStory Residency

Ghosts [US] (Spec Episode)
Half-Hour Comedy (Spec Script)

When a Danish documentary crew comes to the Woodstone to make a film about the Lenape people, Sass and Sam must work together to ensure they tell the story correctly... no matter how much they struggle with the people behind the camera.

Saving Yourself
Feature Drama

When her marriage begins to fracture, a woman raised in the ‘90s Christian purity movement is pulled back into her teenage past, where the friendship that shaped her beliefs conceals a darker truth she has yet to confront.

Recognition & Awards
  • Austin Film Festival – Second Rounder (Carrie*ing)

  • CineStory – Residency

  • Stowe Story Labs – Official Selection

  • WeScreenplay – Finalist (Saving Yourself)

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