Austin Revolution Film Fest

What an incredible time I had celebrating both Robot and Overdue at #ARFF.

With an abundance of nominations, we felt so welcome and honored. Overdue won Best Short Film, Melissa Skirboll and Penny Jackson were named Directors Choice for Best script for Overdue. And Melissa also won Best Pilot for 7 Years. For Robot, Tom Ryan won for Best Editing - Sci-fi Short film.

I was grateful to have been nominated for Best Script Short Film Drama for Scarred, also Screenwriter of the Year for the same piece, Best Actress in a Short Film for Overdue, and the Margaret Ann Garza Actress of the Year Award.

After the Shadows is in the can... and A Mark of Grace is released

Had a wonderful time recording Amanda Cabot’s upcoming murder mystery, After the Shadows, at John Marshall Media this week. The book is the first in the Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing Series.

And Mark of Grace, the final installment Kimberley Woodhouse’s Secrets of the Canyon Series, is released on the same day. I had the good fortune to narrate all the books in this series and I hope you enjoy the ride.

Overdue... a lovely review...by The Independent Critic

Thank you to Richard Propes at The Independent Critic for this lovely review of Overdue!

https://theindependentcritic.com/Overdue

"...the screenplay for Overdue is impressive and this is a short film that beautifully weaves together a tapestry of both comedy and drama..."

”…Howard Hendrix Powell and Jeanine Bartel are impressive here. Powell radiates sincerity while playing completely intoxicated. He's a charmer, obviously far less mature than Maureen but mature enough that we can believe in their spark. Bartel dazzles as Maureen, a woman who feels weary, though she still has a warmth in her eyes and is completely and utterly compelling.”

Honored by Austin...

Blown away and grateful for the many Award Nominations @austinrevolution has bestowed upon Overdue and Robot. Thank you to James Christopher Dziedzic & Jessica Bybee-Dziedzic and the amazing team at ARFF!!!

So very excited to be nominated as both a writer and an actor…

My first submitted screenplay, Scarred, has been nominated for Best Short Screenplay; Drama and placed me among the many talented nominees for Screenwriter of the Year!
and I’m honored to be mentioned among so many talented ladies for Best Actress in a Short and The Margaret Ann Garza Actress of the Year honors.
Congrats to the cast & crew of Thomas Ryan’s thrilling short Robot!
Nominations for…
Sci-fi Short Film
Editing -Short Film
And Congrats to all who worked on Penny Jackson and Melissa Skirboll’s beautiful film Overdue…
Nominations for
Romance/Rom-Com Short Film
Produced Script Short Film
Actor in a Short Film- Howard Hendrix Powell
And it’s accompanying music video: Down & Out
And to our incredible Director, an inspiration to me as a writer/filmmaker, and my dear friend, Melissa Skirboll…
Congratulations on your abundance of well-deserved nominations.
In addition to those listed above for Overdue and Down & Out; she received nominations for:
TV Screenplay-Genre: 7 Years Later (pilot)
Short Screenplay Comedy: Blood is Thicker
No wonder she is also nominated for Female Filmmaker of the Year as well as a category I’m shocked to be in and so excited to share…Screenwriter of the Year!
So excited to celebrate all things film and filmmaking with all the nominees and Official Selections in February!

Robot heads to Boston!

Robot is an official selection at the Boston Sci-Film Festival!

Check out the fest and fab line-up here!