Fly Like Eagles
Fly Like Eagles
Feature
· Drama · 109 pages
Status: Spec
A disillusioned Latina basketball phenom transfers to a suburban high school where she struggles to mesh with her new teammates, still raw from an act of violence the year prior.
Written by
Ian McHugh and Laura Jane McHugh
4 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Quarterfinalist,
The Academy Nicholl Fellowship 2024
Quarterfinalist,
The Academy Nicholl Fellowship 2023
Second Rounder,
Austin Film Festival 2024
2 Writers
Screenwriter, guitarist, and songwriter. Toured with various musical acts, including NBC THE VOICE Season 1 winner, Javier Colon, opening for Maroon 5 in 2012. Co-writer of several feature specs with wife Laura Jane, including their 2023 and 2024 Nicholl and Austin placing girl’s high school basketball drama, MAKE YOU BELIEVE; 2024 Page quarterfina...
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Former writer for RAW magazine/managing editor of WWE magazine. Co-writer of feature specs: Make You Believe (2x Nicholl Q-finalist, Austin Second Rounder); Saving the Giant (2024 Page QF); Nostra Defendere. Lover of all creatures, great and small, Laura has worked in animal rescue for years and can often be found herding cats.
Additional Project Info
Nicholl QF 2023 & 2024; Austin Film Festival Second Rounder 2024; Screencraft QF 2024 (formerly titled Make You Believe).