We hope you can join us virtually on Monday, February 20th, for an exciting pre-shoot review of Casey Lynch's I'M GOOD and the next installment of Paul Falcone's series JON. I’M GOOD Logline: When Charli (they/them) meets their long-term partner's new partner, their anxiety threatens to implode the non-monogamous arrangement. About the Author: Casey Lynch (she/they) is a current graduate student at Babson College. Her short fiction is forthcoming in NUNUM and Grand Dame. JON Episode 9 Logline: Jon takes his mother on a trip down memory lane and Route 6 to Provincetown where she is being honored for
Don't miss Phil Kling's new pilot with an autobiographical tinge, RETURNING HOME. Join us virtually on Monday, February 27th. Episode Logline: A young attorney is drawn back to his old New York City neighborhood, a place he vowed never to return to again. Series Logline: A young attorney moves back to New York City for his dream job, but finds nothing good comes without extorting a perilous price. Project Type: One-hour pilot About the Author: Phil Kling, a former writer for Stiller & Meara, is a semi-retired real estate executive, part time standup comedian, a semi prolific comedy script writer
Harvard Square Script Writers is excited to be a sponsor of this screening of the ground-breaking documentary BRAINWASHED by filmmaker Nina Menkes. It's a long overdue look at how the male gaze has dominated the entertainment industry and colored our views of women. Please join us at Tufts University on March 2nd for a screening and follow-on discussion with Nina, moderated by HSSW Director Genine Tillotson. This event is FREE and open to the public. 6:30 - 10:00 PM also featuring Jennifer Burton's latest short TAPPING INTO OUR PAST, TAPPING INTO OUR FUTURE: AYODELE CASEL. Details in the
Don't miss Mari SanGiovanni’s screenplay review of, GREETINGS FROM JAMAICA, based on her first novel, GREETINGS FROM JAMAICA, WISH YOU WERE QUEER. We hope you can join us virtually on Monday, March 6th! Logline: Eternally single Marie inherits a fortune and plans to meet her favorite actress after she takes her eccentric Italian family on a tropical vacation. Her dreams for a private romance blow up when the actress shows up at the same resort. Comparisons: My Big Fat Greek Wedding meets Four Weddings And A Funeral (only with Italians, couple of lesbians…and a meatball.) About the Author: Mari is
Don't miss our discussion of Bob Tremblay's rewritten feature script STRANDED. We hope you can join us virtually on Monday, March 13th! Logline: A female assassin gets stranded on a deserted island with the man she's been hired to kill. Project Type: Feature Script About the Author: Bob Tremblay is a former editor and film critic for the MetroWest Daily News in Framingham. He had been a professional journalist for more than 40 years and a film critic for around 30 years. He is a member of the Boston Society of Film Critics and a longtime member of the Harvard
Join us virtually for a discussion of DANCING ISLAND based on Gifts of Unknown Things, a novel by Lyall Watson. We hope you can make it on Monday, March 27th! Genre: Feature Logline: Shipwrecked on a remote Indonesian island in the mid-1970s, a marine biologist champions a 13-year-old dancer in her power struggle with the leader of the local mosque who’s threatened by her steadily increasing paranormal abilities. Statement from the Author: Ever since falling in love with Lyall Watson’s Gifts of Unknown Things back in 1978, I’ve wanted to adapt it for the screen. But I felt stymied by
Join us virtually for a discussion of Joel Karlinsky's short script and short play. We hope you can make it on Monday, April 3rd! EARLY BIRD SPECIAL Logline: A woman lunches with her very good friend and gets some surprising advice. PULLING THE PLUG Logline: An ICU doctor grapples with the difficulties of his emotions affecting his life and death decisions. About the Author: Joel is a graduate of MIT, Tufts Medical School and the BU School of Management and now a retired Professor of Medicine at BU. He’s been a member of the Harvard Square Script Writers for over
Be sure to catch this virtual review of the latest installment of JON, an audioplay by Paul Falcone on Monday, April 24th. We hope you can join us! JON Episode 9 Logline: Jon takes his mother on a trip down memory lane and Route 6 to Provincetown where she is being honored for her early work running an art gallery with her deceased husband Val. Joining the fun is Jon's young protégé Anna. About the Author: Paul Falcone has been making movies since he was a child at his parents' school of animation: The Yellow Ball Workshop. He later went
Join us virtually on Monday, May 15th as Noi Sabal arms you with everything you need to bring a universal Theme to your scripts. This is a Live Event only. It will not be recorded, so mark your calendars for May 15th! Most unproduced scripts detail what happens. They’re a slice of life, a chronicling of events. It’s all about who’s doing what, when, and where. But without the Why behind the script, stories fall flat. They’re the scripts you read and say, “Okay, that happened. But... so what?” You don’t connect. What if instead of simply telling the audience
We're wrapping up HSSW Spring 2023! Join us virtually for a review of Eafat Newton's SHE'S GOT TO BE KIDDING on Monday, May 22nd at 7-9pm EST. Logline: An aspiring teenaged comedian and her estranged father end up on a week-long road trip, each keeping a life-changing secret from the other. Genre: Young Adult Novel About the Author: Eafat has been a member of HSSW since 2013. She has a film certificate from Emerson College and an MBA from Vanderbilt University. She is co-producer of Boston's Women in Comedy Festival. Eafat wrote SHE'S GOT TO BE KIDDING when she found
Novelist and award-winning-filmmaker Mari SanGiovanni is back with her latest screenplay which she hopes to shoot this fall. So, she's looking forward to a great crit. that will hopefully make her latest draft even better! Here are the details for our review, to be held virtually MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH FROM 7:00 - 9:00 EST: LOGLINE: Two women make an instant connection at a women's retreat, only to find out that they are connected to a recent tragedy. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mari SanGiovanni is the author of the popular trilogy of rom-com novels: Greetings From Jamaica Wish You Were Queer, Camptown Ladies,
Welcome back to Rick Groleau who will be presenting a re-write of this haunting dramatic feature, THE UNREAL LIFE OF PINO SMITH. Here are the details for our review, to be held virtually Monday, September 18th from 7:00 - 9:00 EST: Logline: A small-time actor has trouble distinguishing roles from real life, which becomes a problem when he tries to woo the girl of his dreams. Genre: Psychological Drama About the Author: Rick Groleau is a multimedia producer and filmmaker based in the Boston area. Since 2013 he has directed and produced five micro-budget films that have screened at 35+
