Watch the Screenplay Reading:

Based on the best-selling book about Officer Sam Harris, a bomb squad leader, and her team of experts as they race against the clock to save innocent live from a serial bomber, including their own. Our lead also happens to be a lesbian , navigating her way through a male dominant culture, inspired by the author’s real life experience as a lesbian in law enforcement.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Steve Rizzo
McKenzie: Hannah Ehman
Harris: Julie Sheppard

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Get to know the writer:

1. What is your screenplay about?

This one- hour serialized action thriller, based on the bestselling book, Light ‘Em Up, Officer Sam Harris, a bomb squad leader, and her team of expert’s race against the clock to save innocent lives from a serial bomber, including their own. Our lead also happens to be a lesbian, navigating her way through a male dominant culture, inspired by the author’s real life experience as a lesbian in law enforcement.

2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?

It’s a crime action drama that is also LGBTQIA+

3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

It should be made into a TV Series because This high-energy crime drama contains explosive scenes and police chases that drive this action-packed thriller. Set in modern AZ, The show highlights Female Empowerment, Unity and Leadership with characters facing unique challenges showcasing women and people in the LGBTQIA + community as everyday heroes in roles we typically don’t see.

4. How would you describe this script in two words?

Alluring,exciting

5. What movie have you seen the most times in your life?

Aliens

6. How long have you been working on this screenplay?

7yrs

7. How many stories have you written?

1.5 but outlines for 7

8. What is your favorite song? (Or, what song have you listened to the most times in your life?)

My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark by Fall out boys

9. What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?

Finances, my wife was in a really bad car accident

10. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?

Drawing, Painting

11. You entered your screenplay via FilmFreeway. What has been your experiences working with the submission platform site?

Incredible, I have never had a festival reach out even though I wasn’t selected to help me succeed as much as this festival has. The meeting with the consultant, the table read and best scene has been so helpful and encouraging.

12. What influenced you to enter the festival? What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received?

I believe I saw it on film freeway or was invited through a social media platform, I thought the feedback was good but it helped much more doing the one on one meeting because some of the feedback was, I feel self explanatory or very apparent in the script and gave the impression that it was not fully read.