ABOUT

Hi! I'm Mandi. I'm a queer Canadian WGC-eligible screenwriter, story editor, script consultant, director, and educator that specializes in making a fool of myself.

 

Currently, I'm contracted to write an LGBTQ+ romance/adventure feature for a Canadian production company, plus co-wrote the short film version funded by the Canada Council for the Arts. I'm also the story editor for a dark comedy web series funded by Telefilm/WIDC, a script consultant for YN Films, plus worked as a script analyst for the 2022 Female Eye Film Festival. I also facilitate my one-of-a-kind Writing Through Play intensive, inspired by my training in Pochinko clown.

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I’ve been told I have a knack for strong, natural dialog, well-developed characters, solid story structure, worldbuilding, collaboration, and groan-worthy puns. 

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MISSION

My mission as a screenwriter/director is to tell authentic, inclusive, progressive stories in hopes on making the world a more accepting, loving place.

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GENRES

Drama, comedy, dramedy, romance, fantasy (contemporary, magical girl, high fantasy, non-traditional), adventure, animation, and musicals. Additional interest in mystery and psychological thrillers.

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THEMES

Most of the screenplays I write and/or direct contain themes such as:

• Love

• Queerness

• Bisexuality/pansexuality

• Coming out

• Polyamory/ethical non-monogamy

• Individual vs. self

• Individual vs. society

• Resisting oppression

• Living authentically

• Light vs. dark

• Abandonment

• Trauma & mental health

• Family/chosen family

• Friendship

• Grief

• Self discovery

• Personal growth

• Finding self love

• Hustle culture

• Power

• Greed

• The beauty in simplicity

• The power of hope

• Following your heart

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MESSAGES

Most of the screenplays I write and/or direct contain messages such as:

• Love is love

• Choose love

• Vulnerability is strength

• Live your truth

• There is light in the darkness

• There can't be light without dark

• There is always hope

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SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE

Pochinko clowning, acting (film, theatre, musical theatre, dinner theatre, jukebox musicals, Fringe theatre, improv, commercials, background, standing in, photo doubling), directing, film, bisexuality/pansexuality, polyamory/ethical non-monogamy, mental health, atheism, escape rooms, badminton, serving/hospitality industry, thrifting, embroidery, Dance Dance Revolution, Tommy Wiseau's The Room, growing up in the 90’s.