{"id":46,"date":"2019-07-10T12:35:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T19:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2026-03-26T22:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T05:32:18","slug":"script-writer-available-scripts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/?page_id=46","title":{"rendered":"Screenplays, TV Pilots &#038; Plays:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>===============================================<br>SCREENPLAY<br><a href=\"FEATURE: STATUS AVAILABLE\">FEATURE: STATUS AVAILABLE<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>INVISIBLE <\/strong><br><strong>by Gabriell Debear Paye &amp; Hester Schell<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">&#8220;You can&#8217;t disappear if you refuse to fade.&#8221;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>GENRE: <\/strong>Dramedy<br>Diverse casting, with a strong female lead.  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:21% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"419\" src=\"http:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/laurelsWWWiF.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-128 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/laurelsWWWiF.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/laurelsWWWiF-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/laurelsWWWiF-370x258.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-3b0b240a-a02a-47cc-a08d-9b9084967cb3\"><em><strong>Semi-Finalist<\/strong><\/em>, Women Who Write In Film Competition, 2019<br><strong><em>Quarter Finalist<\/em>:<\/strong> Portland Screenplay Awards, 2021<br><em><strong>Recommend: <\/strong><\/em>Extreme Screenwriting, FIX MY SCREENPLAY<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"216\" src=\"http:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WEBsizedPortland-Quarter-Finalist-Laurel-copy-2-e1636816473895.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-489 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>LOG LINE:&nbsp; <\/strong>What do you do when you age out of jobs and relationships, and nobody notices you anymore? This is the story of a woman\u2019s outrageous attempts to recreate her life by finding new meaning and love.<br><br>Please scroll through our pitch deck, or click below it to download and share with your colleagues.  Thanks!  <br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdfundr.com\/InvisibleMovie?ref=ab_4qyND3q4ZPo4qyND3q4ZPo\">DONATE HERE TO SUPPORT PRE-PRODUCTION<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/INVISIBLE-UK_Pitch_FINAL-Deck-2.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of INVISIBLE pitch deck download and share.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-7257e3ca-d3ee-4cd6-8956-a103b3b72adc\" href=\"https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/INVISIBLE-UK_Pitch_FINAL-Deck-2.pdf\">INVISIBLE pitch deck download and share<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/INVISIBLE-UK_Pitch_FINAL-Deck-2.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-7257e3ca-d3ee-4cd6-8956-a103b3b72adc\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WRITING TEAM:<\/strong><br><strong>GABRIELL DEBEAR PAYE, M.A.<\/strong>  Co-Head Writer, is a 6-time optioned screenwriter who writes entertaining biopics, and dramas with social and environmental themes. Her writing is informed by parenting,&nbsp;teaching science, travel, and interacting with people from many cultures. She studied screenwriting at Emerson College and ScreenwritingU. She\u2019s a published author, 9-time contest finalist, and Script Consultant and Producer for the movie <em>Pinsky.<\/em> Gabriell is represented by: LaTonja Sutton, Talent Agent, Arnay Talent Agency, SAG-AFTRA, WGA (323)-703-8383. contact@arnaytalent.com<br><strong><br> <strong>HESTER SCHELL, M.F.A. <\/strong><\/strong>Co-Head Writer, is an optioned and produced writer, award-winning director, author, script supervisor and script competition finalist who writes social good and environmental stewardship stories with roles for mature women. She is the author of the critically acclaimed volume, <em>CASTING REVEALED: A Guide for Film Directors<\/em>. She writes a column at Script Magazine and is a professor of film and theatre, retired. She resides in the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RICHARD STRIDE <\/strong>Producer, Co-Writer, is an award-winning director, writer, and producer whose work spans film, television, and theatre. He recently directed the short film <em>Reined In<\/em> for Golden Dust Pictures and is working with us in developing the feature film Invisible. With a career rooted in bold storytelling and performance, Richard has directed and produced numerous films including Follycle, Grim War on the Beach, Get Out of Jail, Cracked, A New Hopeless, Journeymen, Fish and Chips, Elizabeth ER, Stricken City, Day, and War on the Beach. His documentary and historical screen work includes Casting for Titanic Remembers for the BBC, where he also served as Assistant Director on The Last Duel and Charles Dickens 200. A multifaceted creative with experience as a fight director, producer, casting director, and filmmaker, Richard brings a unique blend of cinematic instinct, theatrical precision, and deep character understanding to every project. His work is defined by collaboration, bold visual storytelling, and an ability to find truth at the heart of even the most imaginative worlds. Richard is represented by McLean-Williams, LTD, www.mclean-williams.com.<br>==================================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FEATURE: <a href=\"http:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/?page_id=46\">STATUS<\/a> AVAILABLE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Endless Courage <br> by Hester Schell                         <a href=\"https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/?page_id=1073\"> See the full pitch deck here.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:38% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" src=\"http:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ENDLESS-COURAGE-poster.pages.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1068 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ENDLESS-COURAGE-poster.pages.jpg 612w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ENDLESS-COURAGE-poster.pages-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ENDLESS-COURAGE-poster.pages-370x479.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">COVERFLY &#8211; RED LIST: <br>Family Features, January 2025.<br>PITCH NOW:<br> Features, 2025 Quarter Finalist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">LOG LINE:<br>There\u2019s the family you\u2019re born into and the one you choose: Aging out of foster care meets elder aging in place when a sharp-witted teen and a feisty elder activist team up to conquer the housing crisis in a world stacked against them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GENRE: Dramedy.<br>THEME: Community Activism, Solutions for Housing Crisis<br>RATING: Likely PG-13 for language and sexual situations.<br>AUDIENCE: Young Adult, Baby Boomer, inter-generational<br>Strong roles for women aged 16 &#8211; 80<br>BUDGET: Low to Medium, 2-5mil<br>100 pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>SHORT SUMMARY:<\/em><br>An eighteenth birthday and high school graduation loom on the horizon for a super smart teen aging out of foster care facing few options. Homeless? Wait listed for how long to get subsidized housing? Her mentor, an elderly community activist, hires her to help with hot meals home delivery. They adopt each other, becoming grandmother and granddaughter.<br>This housing crisis is resolved by redefining what it means to be part of a family.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>EXPANDED SUMMARY:<\/em>   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s the family you\u2019re born into and the one you create. An eighteenth birthday and high school graduation loom on the horizon for a super smart teen, Dianna, aging out of foster care with few options. Homeless? Wait listed for how long to get subsidized housing? The housing crisis has her scared. And it is frustrating. Her best friends Antoine and Janey, teenagers in love, jump in to help start an up-cycling business &#8211; household appliances (for the copper) &#8211; to raise cash for deposit and rent money before she turns eighteen. Happenstance brings her a mentor, Joan, a community activist, who hand selects one foster kid a year in need of a boost to launch into adulthood. Seeing Dianna\u2019s potential, Joan hires her to help with senior hot meal home delivery. Bingo. More income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through life-threatening circumstances while on the delivery route they bond, and soon adopt each other as grandmother and granddaughter, creating family where there was none. Thanks to Joan, Dianna and her besties add house cleaning and lawn care for elders in need to the business plan. The Drop-In Squad is born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facilitated by Joan, Dianna moves in with Widow Sarah, who is on the meal delivery route. Sarah lives alone in a big house with lots of empty bedrooms, a house in dire need of cleaning and yard work. Welcome the rent-work exchange. Dianna adds a \u201cGreat Aunt\u201d to her new family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The caseworker has been secretly communicating with her mother, now out of prison after serving ten years for the murder of Dianna\u2019s father, revealing how she landed in foster care. It\u2019s graduation day. Dianna\u2019s mom and brother arrive unexpectedly for commencement. Dianna\u2019s wants nothing to do with her blood family. Joan has been quietly checking out this weird court case. Why was a seven year old put in foster care when there are other family members? What\u2019s going on with the brother? The case will be reopened, and our teen will not be returning \u201chome.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leave the past in the past, forgive and move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new home, a new family and a growing business Dianna is launched into adulthood. Joan and Sarah find the care and emotional support they needed. And next year, Joan will mentor another foster child, as she has done for years, in service to others. Out of chaos comes order. Out of challenge come solutions by redefining what it means to be part of a family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">In secret, Sarah changes her will: at her death, Dianna will be given the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please reach out if you&#8217;d like a copy of our pitch deck in PDF.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>===========================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 29%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>FEATURE   Finalist.  Scriptapalooza Script Competition, 2024<br><strong>A MATTER OF TIME,<\/strong> a feature by Hester Schell and Jose Huguez. Story by David Wisnievitz. <br>Based on the book of the same name by Don Kirchner, C. 2004. True Story with Major National News Event.<br><strong>STATUS:<\/strong> In Development, Sedona, Arizona<br><strong>INVESTORS:<\/strong> Reach Out Now!<br><strong>GENRE:<\/strong> Character Driven Action Drama<br>1\/2 contained prison drama, 1\/4 family drama, 1\/4 action&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><strong>LOG LINE:<\/strong> He searched for freedom in the skies, he found it in a prison cell: A triumph of the human spirit over devastating odds\u200b this true story of one man\u2019s journey to make a difference\u200b unleash\u200bes forces, changing his life and the lives of countless others.<br><strong>SYNOPSIS: <\/strong> When there\u2019s nowhere left to hide, hide in plain sight. Take an alias. Stay safe. Protect the kids. &nbsp;A Matter Of Time is a true story of an American Dream gone wrong, a nightmare of a man\u2019s journey through hell as he descends from all-around good guy, decorated military pilot, father and entrepreneur into the depths of despair in the brutal federal prison system. Running from the law and the mess he\u2019s made of his life, Don becomes Gary Ryan, a high school friend killed in a car accident. Don\/Gary is a war veteran who suffers PTSD nightmares and the stress of living under another name, hiding from his past. He knows he&#8217;s a wanted man.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;      Gary moves his two sons and fiancee to Sedona, Arizona, starts an investment business and re-creates his version of the American Dream. When his past catches up, five years into this alias, he\u2019s arrested. He\u2019s forced to face the consequences of his crimes. The FBI had been looking for him all along.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;      The arrest reveals betrayal and the crimes shock his community, business partners, friends and especially, his fianc\u00e9e. Prison is beyond brutal. The Justice Department can now bring the drug dealers to trial. In custody while waiting trial, Don is extorted, threatened, beaten and nearly killed. For protection he\u2019s placed in a filthy hole for four months triggering his PTSD. Solitary confinement nearly kills him. Confusion, disorientation, fear and loneliness become his daily routine. Thoughts of his children are his only relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;      Physical incarceration is a constant. But his mind is his own. He finds a mentor, and learns to meditate. In order to survive, he must find the courage and self-respect to overcome terror and adversity. When all seems lost and hopeless, he finds purpose and meaning in his life by helping others. Seeing how many inmates can&#8217;t read or write, haven&#8217;t made any plans for their lives after prison, he starts teaching them which leads to creating a prison reform curriculum. At his trial the crimes which carry a higher prison term are dropped. He&#8217;s now facing only six years, not twenty-five for the RICO Act on international crimes.<br>           Don helping his fellow inmates learn to read and write garners attention at the state level, and with the parole board. He&#8217;s out in two years and reunited with his children. His report and ideas are still in use today.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be cool. Stay Calm. It\u2019s just a matter of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Post Script: &nbsp;Finally free, Don Kirchner returned to Sedona where he founded <em>The Society for Return to Honor<\/em> and cofounded two community programs to facilitate re-entry of former offenders. He conducts workshops in prisons and jails and his efforts brought attention to criminal justice reform. Don\u2019s latest book, <em>Beyond the Chaos <\/em>was published in 2023, available everywhere, an Amazon best seller.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"754\" src=\"http:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scriptapoolsa-finalist.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-826 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scriptapoolsa-finalist.jpg 900w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scriptapoolsa-finalist-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scriptapoolsa-finalist-768x643.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scriptapoolsa-finalist-370x310.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 62%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">FEATURE: AVAILABLE<br>TRAGIC FLAW by Hester Schell<br>GENRE: Noir Thriller. Likely &#8220;R&#8221; Rating.<br><br>Small cast, women leads, aged 40+<br><br>&#8220;Recommend&#8221; Extreme Screenwriting &#8211; Barb Doyon<br><br><a href=\"FEATURE: INVISIBLE by Gabriell Debear Paye &amp; Hester Schell\">2021 Portland Screenplay Awards<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 Portland Screenplay Competition, Quarter Finalist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition, Semifinalist<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>RECOMMEND, Barb Doyon: Extreme Screenwriting&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Likely R rating for nudity, language and sexual situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><br><strong>LOG LINE: Revenge is sweet. Infidelity is delicious. Getting away with murder? Justice. A jilted wife pays the ultimate price when her only child is caught in the jealous crossfire.<\/strong><br><br>An Update of the Medea myth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/TRAGIC-FLAW-poster--640x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-707 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/TRAGIC-FLAW-poster--640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/TRAGIC-FLAW-poster--188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/TRAGIC-FLAW-poster--768x1229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/TRAGIC-FLAW-poster--960x1536.jpg 960w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/TRAGIC-FLAW-poster--1280x2048.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/TRAGIC-FLAW-poster--370x592.jpg 370w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/TRAGIC-FLAW-poster--1040x1664.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/TRAGIC-FLAW-poster-.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Safari-BOOK-COVER-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-769\" style=\"width:229px;height:353px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Safari-BOOK-COVER-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Safari-BOOK-COVER-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Safari-BOOK-COVER-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Safari-BOOK-COVER-370x572.jpg 370w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Safari-BOOK-COVER.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>MORE FEATURES:  AVAILABLE<br><br><strong>SOUL SAFARI, <\/strong>screenplay, based on the book <em>Safari for the Soul <\/em>by Jan Boal. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.janboal.com\/\">janboal.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GENRE: <\/strong> SPIRITUAL QUEST, Character Driven<br><strong>LOG LINE:<\/strong> A story of triumph on Safari, a psychiatric nurse confronted by perilous animal encounters, trusts her visions and follows her instincts to help understand signs from the Universe.<br><strong>THEME: <\/strong>Letting Go of Fear to Live Your Best Life.<br><strong>TARGET AUDIENCE: <\/strong>Young Adult &#8211; Seniors.&nbsp; World Travelers and Adventurers: Inspirational, Spiritual, Environmental, Educational. Vision Quest. Self-improvement. <br><strong>SYNOPSIS:<\/strong><br><em>A woman&#8217;s quest takes her across the globe on an inspirational adventure that most only dare to dream about.<\/em> In answering her call, Jan believes the universe provides signs and guidance and following her path. She embarks on a spiritual and environmental journey studying endangered animals: jaguars and the remote areas of Brazil, dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea around Greece, and black rhinos in the bush covered plains of Kenya, and she treks through the Impenetrable Forest of Uganda to observe the silverback gorillas. Through heartbreaking, and at times, perilous expeditions, Jan utilizes these Universal signs like a navigational tool, enhancing her inner strength and intuition and leading her to a remarkable showdown that results in her initiation as a Maasai Warrior.&nbsp; NOTE: We started out with a pilot script for episodic. Changing gears, we are now drafting a screenplay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"427\" src=\"http:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/awardlaurel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-776 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/awardlaurel.jpg 762w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/awardlaurel-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/awardlaurel-370x207.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>SEMI-FINALIST &#8211; Script Matrix TV Pilot Script Competition, January 2024<br>SEMI-FINALIST &#8211; Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards, Season 8, November 2023<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Creative Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jan Boal, RN <\/strong>is an author, healer and working psychiatric registered nurse. Her popular workshops focus on Positivity. She lives on the Oregon Coast with her husband and fur friends.<br><br><strong>Hester Schell, MFA<\/strong> is an author, optioned screenwriter (INVISIBLE, a co-write shoots in 2024) director, a SAG\/AFTRA member, veteran acting teacher, award winning&nbsp;filmmaker, and retired professor of film and theatre.<br>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br>SCREENPLAY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>FINAL PASSAGE<\/strong> by Hester Schell  <br><strong>GENRE \u2013 <\/strong>Female Driven, Faith Based Drama. Spiritual themes with ghost\/love story. Environmental interest. G rating.<br><strong>LOG LINE \u2013 <\/strong><em>The power of wilderness to heal the human heart: <\/em>A grieving widow trades harsh Brooklyn for pristine Alaska after a life-changing summer solstice cruise where her husband\u2019s ghost bargains with God and Archangel Gabriel for more time. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>COLONY COLLAPSE <\/strong>by Hester Schell<br><a href=\"https:\/\/screencraft.org\/2015\/10\/21\/2015-screencraft-pilot-launch-contest-quarter-finalists-announced\/\">QUARTER FINALIST,  ScreenCraft, Pilot Competition 2015. <\/a><br><strong>LOGLINE \u2013<\/strong> <em>The next generation has a better idea on how to run the family farm: <\/em>Grandma always said eat your vegetables. &nbsp;The food revolution has begun. The Circle of Life.<br><strong><br> SUMMARY<\/strong> \u2013 This is the story of a family thriving on Phoenix Farm since before the Civil War. Rich soil, good conditions. Until now. Bee colony collapse disorder and fierce storms cut into profits. Encroaching suburbs threaten their way of life. Solutions have siblings at polar opposites, a family is pushed to the edge.&nbsp; Can they hang to their land? Can they farm in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century? &nbsp;A beekeeper\u2019s love just might solve this family feud. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; &#8230;      &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. . . .<br>SHORT FILM<br>WHERE&#8217;S MY DOG by Hester Schell<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Wheres-My-Dog-Poster-640x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-367 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Wheres-My-Dog-Poster-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Wheres-My-Dog-Poster-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Wheres-My-Dog-Poster-768x1229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Wheres-My-Dog-Poster-370x592.jpg 370w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Wheres-My-Dog-Poster-1040x1664.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Wheres-My-Dog-Poster.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Dogs Rule, Size Matters.  FARCE. Acerbic wit and rapid fire dialog. <br>2 Principal Characters. <br>1 Location <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LOG LINE:  Where Fashion and Film intersect. <br>Tiny Nancy, a beautiful great dane, is the only dog left at the groomer\u2019s when a Hollywood trophy-wife, ready for a red carpet event, makes a quick stop to fetch her \u201cpurse-pooch,\u201d all designed as part of her husband\u2019s big movie deal. Lordy what a nightmare. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"592\" src=\"http:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/swirl1-1024x592.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11\" style=\"width:224px;height:128px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/swirl1-1024x592.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/swirl1-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hesterschellcreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/swirl1-768x444.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">hesterschellcreative C. 2026<br>Portland, OR USA<br>hester dot schell at gmail dot com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>===============================================SCREENPLAYFEATURE: STATUS AVAILABLE INVISIBLE by Gabriell Debear Paye &amp; Hester Schell &#8220;You can&#8217;t disappear if you refuse to fade.&#8221; GENRE: DramedyDiverse casting, with a strong female lead. 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