Sign Me Frankie
Sign Me Frankie
Television (Half-hour)
· Comedy · 35 pages
Status: Spec
An outspoken daughter of Deaf parents reluctantly becomes an interpreter, caught between demanding clients, a disastrous love life, and a world that refuses to listen.
Written by
Hilari Scarl
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6 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Top 100,
Launch Pad Pilot Competition 2022
Semifinalist,
ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship 2022
Finalist,
WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab Spring 2023
1 Writer
Burbank, CA
Hilari was chosen by Steven Spielberg out of 12,000 filmmakers as a director ON THE LOT. Her award-winning feature SEE WHAT I'M SAYING (NYT Critics’ Pick) screened in 800 cities. She consulted for Amazon Studios' SOUND OF METAL, taught screenwriting in Beijing and was hired to write a feature for a Deaf actor in India. She became fluent in ASL after...
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Additional Project Info
The show is based on my real life experience as a professional sign language interpreter.