Scent of Marigold
Scent of Marigold
Feature
· Drama · 110 pages
A Mexican immigrant turned border guard becomes torn between her Americanization and the unexpected bond she forms with a child separated from her father at the height of the border crisis.
Written by
Lily Malm and Laila Matuk
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Coverfly Top 1% in Genre/Format
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Austin Film Festival 2024
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Final Draft - Big Break 2023
2 Writers
Los Angeles, CA
Lily Malm is a Los Angeles-based screenwriter and AFI Fellow. Her feature screenplay "Scent of Marigold", co-written by Laila Matuk, was selected as an American Zoetrope finalist by judge Francis Ford Coppola. The drama also advanced into the Top 5 finalist round in Final Draft's Big Break Screenwriting Contest, the Austin Film Festival, PAGE Awards...
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New York, New York
Alongside my BFA in Acting for Film, I've widened my skills as a writer/producer. Earlier this year, I won NYFA's Society of Secret Scholars Writing Competition for my short film "Inside" and alongside my co-writer Lily Malm, our feature script "Scent of Marigold" is recently a Finalist at the 31st Austin Film Festival, among other recognitions.