"YOLANDA"
"YOLANDA"
Feature
· Thriller · 110 pages
Status: Spec
A young Latine mom struggles to navigate her rural town after being sexually assaulted. She raises her chaotic six-year-old with help from her closeted roommate when she learns her predator is a police officer, and he's not going to stop.
Drama, Thiller, Crime
2024 HollyShorts Winner for Best Feature Screenplay & semifinalist in the 2024 Acad...
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Written by
Kari Mote
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44 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Coverfly Top 1% in Genre/Format
Semifinalist,
The Academy Nicholl Fellowship 2024
1 Writer
Portland, OR
Being the daughter of a Mexican immigrant and a career US veteran influenced Kari's lens. Her work spans genres and cultures, exploring identity, trauma, abuse, and the unknown. In contrast, she relishes adapting long-forgotten public domain material.
Optioning her ancestor's sinister story to ITV Studios empowered Kari to craft gritty female rol...
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