DROP DEAD

DROP DEAD

Television (Half-hour) · Comedy · 39 pages
Status: Spec
After her onstage meltdown and botched suicide attempt vaults her into the spotlight, sardonic stand-up Sandy Kellerman must survive the absurd life of fame she wasted years chasing.
Written by Frankie Campisano
9 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Semifinalist, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Summer 2022
Semifinalist, Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Screenplay Competition 2022
Quarterfinalist, Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2022

1 Writer

Frankie Campisano
Los Angeles, California
According to one exec, “Frankie Campisano writes like Aaron Sorkin on acid.” The writer, comedian and filmmaker is one of the founding members of Nice Hog! Productions, a multidisciplinary creative collective. They've previously worked at NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Classics, Strategy PR, Jigsaw Productions, and Fox Broadcasting Company.

Additional Project Info

Additional Contest/Festival Placements for DROP DEAD: First Place Winner – Best Screenplay – Feel the Reel International Film Festival (Aug 2022) Award Winner – Best Dark Comedy Teleplay, Georgia Comedy Film Festival (2022) Finalist – Great American Script Contest (2022) Finalist – Peachtree Village International Film Festival (2022) Finalist – Best Dark Comedy Screenplay, Houston Comedy Film Festival (2022) Semi-Finalist – Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Screenplay Competition (2022) Quarter-Finalist - Great American Script Contest (2022) Quarter-Finalist – Creative Screenwriting TV Pilot Screenplay Competition (2022) Quarter-Finalist – New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition (2022) Official Selection – Women’s Comedy Film Festival in Atlanta (2023) Official Selection – Atlanta Comedy Film Festival (2022) Official Selection – Yucca Valley Film Festival (2022)