"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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Finalist, ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship 2021
Semifinalist, The Academy Nicholl Fellowship 2024

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Kari Mote
Being the daughter of a Mexican immigrant and a career US veteran greatly 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 fe...
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Jacy Mairs of Ryko Films is attached to direct. Jacy Mairs is a multifaceted artist from Oregon. With a long history working in the commercial world as a one-stop shop producer, she has led campaigns and shot for clients such as Google, Canva, and Nike. Jacy has worked on an array of narrative features for Amazon and A24, with recent work as Associate Producer for Director Alex Lehmann’s film, Acidman, which went on to premiere at Tribeca. Jacy’s Debut Feature, Trash Baby, was named an Academy Nicholl Semi Finalist and is set to premiere in 2025. A Latine female-driven project set in 1995. This story contains sexual assault, strong language and violence. 76 Slated Score Coverfly Top 1% of 153,000+ projects from July 2021 - Present. Female Protagonist, Drama, Thriller, Latinx, Social Commentary, Culture, Female Driven, Friends/Friendship, Mother/Daughter, Parent, Teen Parenting, Rape, Sexual Assault, Colorism, Classism, Sexism, LGBTQ, Racism, Toxic Masculinity, Race Relations.