a. family portrait

logline

The ultimate Christmas photograph. To what lengths will one mother go to make it memorable? Meet Janice Gordon and her family of misfits. Forsaking all monetary, moral and common sense concerns, Janice embarks on a hilarious and heart-warming mission to create an Addams Family-themed Christmas card.

GALLERY

HEY, SHANNON!

In what has become a tradition in most of my scripts, I have a character named "Shannon" within the story. In A. Family Portrait, "Shannon" is the youngest child in the Gordon family.

accolades

2021 ISA Comedy & Genre Busting Quarter Finalist
2015 World Series Screenwriting Comedy Finalist

TABLE READ

A 1st reading was held in the spring of 2014.
THE CAST: Amelia Baker, Libby Baker,
Noah Baker, Michael Balin,
Frances Chewning, Nick Cobb, Michael Klug,
David Kurtz, Justin Marchert, Allen Marsh,
Maggie McCollester, Candis Phlegm, Leni Ramberg, Whit Spurgeon, Tomm Taylor.

proposed casting

script details

TITLE: A. Family Portrait
GENRE: Comedy Gold | Dark Comedy
FORMAT | LENGTH: Feature spec screenplay
NUMBER: This is my 4th completed feature spec
COMPLETED DRAFTS: Six (6)
PAGE COUNT: One hundred and three (103)
INSPIRATION: Following a surreal dream about an Addams Family-themed gift for friends, the idea was born.
PROTECTION: WGA; West registered
PROBABLE MPA RATING: PG-13

VIDEO PITCH

120-second video pitch for A. FAMILY PORTRAIT