Hall of Fame
Welcome to our Rocaberti Writers’ Hall of Fame! This page is designed to celebrate Rocabertians’ (all those who’ve attended a retreat) successes - and also to inspire and encourage other writers!
If you’d like to share your success stories with us: - awards, projects in development, representation found - then please contact [email protected]
Sami Richey
Light Em' Up
Light Em’ Up follows Officer Sam Harris, a lesbian bomb squad leader and her team of experts as they race against the clock to save innocent lives from a serial bomber, including their own. Inspired by the author/screenwriter’s real-life experiences in law enforcement, this hybrid shows the systematic dismantling of explosive devices by an unimaginable team who shockingly never fail.
Best screenwriting, Magic Silver Screen, Airflix Film Festival
Best LGBTQ Script, Airflix Film Festival
Best Pilot, 4th Dimension Independent Film Fest
Best TV script, Hollywood Screening Film Festival
Best Script/Screenplay, FilmNest International Film Festival
Shay Thurmon
RESET
When a single mom gets amnesia her kids rewrite the rules.
Winner (Best Emerging Actress), Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift
Finalist, Dubai Independent Film Festival 2021
Semi-finalist, Sicily Art Cinema Festival 2021
Nominee, San Francisco Indie Short Festival 2021
Official Selection, International Sound & Film Music Festival 2021
Official Selection, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2021
HEIR MAIL
A woman’s fear that the mailman is the sperm donor of her son leads her to do something drastic.
Best short screenplay, Austin Revolution Film Festival
Minor Alterations
A penniless Countess devises a plan to embezzle the dowry of her half-sister in a sixteenth century caper that will leave you in stitches.
Finalist, Orlando Film Festival
Honorable Mention, Screenplay Festival 2020
Finalist, Cannes Film Festival
Quarterfinalist, Scriptapalooza
Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival
Tim Plaehn
The O’Haire Family Shit Show
The loving and larger-than-life patriarch of an Irish American family summons all of his children and grandchildren to the Emerald Isle for a family reunion, but when his cynical and single daughter begins flirting with the local hurling star, he must prevent the romance and protect his thirty-three-year-old secret: that the handsome young man is his own bastard son!
Semi-finalist (Top 10), Nantucket Film Festival Screenplay contest
Trelawney Bresic
DISTRACTING EVELYN
Thirty-something couple Evelyn and Will are losing themselves and each other in lockdown. Will an offer of distraction from a devilish charmer change their path forever?
Award Winner, Lit Laughs International Comedy Film Festival 2021
Award Winner, Paris International Film Awards 2021
Nominee, US Hollywood Int'l Golden Film Award 2021
Award Winner, New York International Film Awards 2021
Official Selection, Silicon Beach Film Festival 2021
Official Selection, Tryon International Film Festival 2021
I WON’T SAY I LOVE YOU
Harriet has raised her son, Josh, alone, in the Cotswolds. When Josh’s father tempts him to the US to study, Harriet finds herself seeking a lonely heart in L.A in order to obtain a 90-day fiancé visa and hold onto her role as a mom.
Award Winner, New York International Film Awards 2020
Finalist, Houston Comedy Film Festival 2020
Award Winner, Independent Shorts Awards 2020
Finalist, Lit Laughs International Comedy Film Festival 2020
Award Winner, The Monthly Film Festival 2020
Finalist, Portland Comedy Film Festival 2020
Official Selection, Tryon International Film Festival 2020
Official Selection, Golden State Film Festival 2020
Warren Fischer
A Family Affair
A cash-strapped hotel manager is forced to stave off interest from wealthy buyers at a public auction whilst hosting his in-laws on thir wedding anniversary.
Film releasing in UK and Ireland on May 20th, 2024, pre-order link: https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/a-family-affair/umc.cmc.2ju9f11o42qc0hs26lrzz7qh7
Will Bashor
THE QUEEN’S COIFFEUR
A young hairdresser of humble origins uses his charisma to win fame and fortune in Parisian society, striking up an unlikely, but envious, relationship with Marie Antoinette. But when the French Revolution obliterates his dream of becoming ennobled, the destitute hairdresser must reinvent himself.
Finalist, Creative World Awards 2018
Quarterfinalist, Emerging Screenwriters - Genre Screenplay Competition 2021
MARIE ANTOINETTE ET AL.
The life and thoughts of the last Queen of France who is hopelessly optimistic she is going to pull through–even during the last minutes before her demise.
Semifinalist, Emerging Screenwriters - Genre Screenplay Competition 2021
THE BASTARD PRINCE OF VERSAILLES
The illegitimate son of a king struggles to redeem himself through heroism and self-sacrifice after being accused of the “Italian vice.”
Official Selection, WildSound - LGBTQ Festival Screenplay Contest April 2020
Whitney Stewart
STEAL THE LIGHT
After Hurricane Katrina destroys her home and career, a young journalist abandons everything to fulfil her German grandmother’s dying wish — to discover the fate of her brother who disappeared on the Russian Front of World War Two.
Quarterfinalist, Fresh Voices Competition 2020
