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.
I’ve been told I have a knack for strong, natural dialog, well-developed characters, solid story structure, worldbuilding, collaboration, and groan-worthy puns.
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.
GENRES
Drama, comedy, dramedy, romance, fantasy (contemporary, magical girl, high fantasy, non-traditional), adventure, animation, and musicals. Additional interest in mystery and psychological thrillers.
THEMES
Most of the screenplays I write and/or direct contain themes such as:
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Love
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Queerness
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Bisexuality/pansexuality
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Coming out
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Polyamory/ethical non-monogamy
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Individual vs. self
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Individual vs. society
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Resisting oppression
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Living authentically
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Light vs. dark
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Abandonment
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Trauma & mental health
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Family/chosen family
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Friendship
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Grief
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Self discovery
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Personal growth
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Finding self love
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Hustle culture
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Power
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Greed
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The beauty in simplicity
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The power of hope
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Following your heart
MESSAGES
Most of the screenplays I write and/or direct contain messages such as:
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Love is love
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Choose love
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Vulnerability is strength
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Live your truth
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There is light in the darkness
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There can't be light without dark
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There is always hope
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.

MANDI MAXWELL
Screenwriter/Director
Canadian
SCREENPLAYS

Feeling Unreal
Written by Mandi Maxwell
Feature Film
LGBTQ+ Drama/Romance
A queer emerging theatre actress struggles with depersonalization disorder, a suicidal father, and a messy love life while playing the lead in a big-time stage play that could make or break her career.
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Metagame
Written by Mandi Maxwell & Dylan Miles
Feature Film
LGBTQ+ YA Fantasy
When a troubled queer teenage misfit gets transported into the fantasy world of her tabletop role-playing game, she must slay her inner demons in order to return home to her loving friends and family.



The Art of Christmas
Written by Mandi Maxwell
Story by Mandi Maxwell & Luke Rackers
Feature Film
LGBTQ+ Christmas Romance
When an overworked lawyer returns to her hometown for Christmas, she helps save the annual Christmas Art Show while unexpectedly falling in love with both a man and a woman, rekindling her passion for painting, and finding the Christmas spirit.
Executive producer attached, though the rights are still available
SCREENWRITING RESUME
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