Backwash
Backwash
Television (Half-hour)
· Comedy · 33 pages
After a novice lifeguard fails to save a drowning child, he is forced to publicly make a case for his innocence while privately reckoning with the blood on his hands.
Written by
Katie Walenta
2 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Semifinalist,
The Script Lab - TSL Free Screenplay Contest 2023
Quarterfinalist,
Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards Season 7
1 Writer
Brooklyn, New York
Katie is a Nebraska-raised, Brooklyn-based writer with two great loves in this world: Love Island and the prairie. Her recent work investigates the class dynamics of the Midwest and evangelical purity culture. Playwriting credits include Be a Duck; Let it Roll Off (The Tank, 2019) and Flax (Workshop Theater, 2023). They graduated with a BFA in Drama...
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