Katy Dore, Writer
As a Writer and Director, I have projects in every stage of development. Some are scripts in search of the right collaborators while others are actively in pre-production. (For completed projects, see my DIRECTOR page.) Here's a taste of some current projects in various stages.
FEATURE FILM: Pre-Production
Psychological Thriller
Got Your Back
An up-and-coming novelist and her former college housemates must put past resentments aside in order to stop a merciless killer who turns their high-spirited reunion into a terrifying trap.
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FEATURE FILM: In Development
Dramedy with original country/bluegrass soundtrack
Star Quality
A scrappy young bartender in a remote logging town is promised stardom by a charismatic music executive, but does leaving her quirky, dependent family and the place she loves mean losing herelf?
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SHORT FILM: Pre-Production
Drama
The Aging
A “barely 40” female actor laments the inequities and cruelty of aging until a make-up artist transforms her into a powerful literary icon, helping her see the beauty beyond the surface.
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TV LIMITED SERIES: Development
Drama Narrative based on real events
He Loves Me Not
Repressing his own trauma, “one last case” becomes an obsession for a tenacious investigator who teams up with a resilient domestic violence survivor to put her abuser behind bars.
Co-created with Alex Hanno
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FEATURE FILM: In Development
LGBTQ Romance
Piper
1948: Her family is relieved when a talented young woman, determined to gain independence through her music, leaves the jazz club circuit and joins an all-girl traveling orchestra. But she soon puts her job, her future and her safety at risk when she falls in love with another woman.
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TV HISTORIC DRAMA SERIES: Development (previously in development with Quincy Jones Productions)
Drama Narrative based on real events
The Unsung
Inspired by true events, this is the riveting story of entrepreneur, activist and all around bad-ass Mary Ellen Pleasant during the rollicking days of early California.
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Other Available Projects
Children's Animated Television
The Lost Pages
With the guidance of their quirky librarian, a group of kids must travel back in time to recover the stories of some of the most fascinating historic figures you’ve never heard of before the evil Professor Magpie hoards all the stories for himself.
TV One Hour Historic Drama
SAVAGE
In the early days of California, white men fought for gold, power and land. Natives fought for their lives. Based on actual events and people, this is the brutal story of our country’s fortune and shame during California’s painful beginnings.
Co-created with Jack Kohler.
TV 30-minute Comedy
Raising Mom
After her preacher husband shows his true colors, a straight-laced woman in her 50s, decides to see what she's been missing out on. After moving in with her routine-loving, techie son, she's finally coming of age. And he's coming unglued.