The New World

The New World

Television (One-hour) · Historical · 61 pages
inspired by true events, the first female surgeon in America starts her new job at the Immigrant Hospital on Ellis Island the same day the Titanic survivors dock in NYC, changing her life - and that of many others - forever.
Written by Paola Ferrari
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Semifinalist, Script Pipeline TV Writing Contest 2024
Semifinalist, Emerging Screenwriters Drama Screenplay Competition 2024

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Paola Ferrari
West Hollywood, CA
Paola Ferrari is a queer, Italian immigrant from Piacenza, a small town an hour south of Milan. She moved to the States in 2010 to pursue TV writing. Paola is passionate about writing stories that center complex and flawed characters. Her first love is genre, but she is equally at ease writing intimate dramas. She loves dogs, reproductive justice, p...
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Additional Project Info

This project was optioned by 20th TV in 2020 and the rights have recently returned to the writer.