TYPHOID MARY

TYPHOID MARY

Feature · Historical · 105 pages
Status: Spec
A brilliant but headstrong Irish immigrant cook unintentionally spreads typhoid to some of the wealthiest homes in Gilded Age New York, until relentless investigators hunt her down, feed her to the tabloids and make her name infamous even to this day.
Written by Rachel Ward
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10 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Quarterfinalist, The Academy Nicholl Fellowship 2022
Finalist, CineStory Foundation - CineStory Feature Retreat and Fellowship 2023
Semifinalist, Final Draft - Big Break 2023

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Rachel Ward
New York, NY
A California native, Rachel earned a bachelor’s degree from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts before defecting to New York to earn her MFA at Columbia University. She has been a producer on six feature films, such as Space Station 76, Super Dark Times, and Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest, which was nominated for a Grammy and...
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Quarter-finalist Nicholl Fellowship, 2022