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SCREENPLAYS

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ROUGH SEAS

Schitt’s Creek—on the water
A retired pilot convinces his menopausal wife to leave Colorado—in the middle of summer—to try living on a boat in the Florida Keys for "one month." But when their home burns down and they crash the boat on day one, they’re suddenly homeless, broke, and in way over their heads. 

THE FLYING SPY

SCREENPLAY

Comedy/Adventure

  

The Flight Attendant meets Bad Monkey

Flight attendant Kat takes an undercover job to save her grandma’s house—but with drug smugglers, sexy captains, and zero spy skills, what could possibly go wrong? Everything.


(Screenplay adaptation of Jana's Award-Winning book,

ALLERGIES OVER THE ATLANTIC)

A happy tribute to the great man! ❤️

BUFFETT BABES - tiki treasures

SCREENPLAY

Comedy/Adventure


Golden Girls in Flip Flops

When four Buffett-loving friends chase a late husband’s treasure in Hawaii, locals demand the gold or their lives—but they’ve got wits, wrinkles, and well-kept secrets to fight back... along with a bottle of tequila.

Christmas Cracks

SCREENPLAY

Christmas Holiday Rom-Com

  

Think Fixer Upper meets Last Holiday...

When an OCD exec’s trusty psychic predicts her life will end, she impulsively buys a ski lodge to reconnect with family—but cracked pipes, a steamy plumber and her screwy family all threaten to flush her “final Christmas” right down the drain. 

❤️

There's something about barry

SCREENPLAY

Valentine's Rom-Com


Eight tiny heartbeats, Two lonely hearts,

One unexpected love story

When a rigid planner and a chaotic designer are double-booked to dog-sit a beach house, eight surprise Valentine’s puppies spark sleepless chaos—and feelings they never planned for before the owners return.


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