Film transforms words into experiences.
MFA in Screenwriting 2024, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Infinity Care
Original Sci-Fi Short Screenplay by Autumn Karen
A mother and her three year-old-daughter with disabilities connect in tender, ordinary moments through an extraordinary futuristic service that defies corporal limitations.
- Grand Jury Screenplay, BEYOND: The Cary Film Festival
- Second Round, Austin Film Festival
- Finalist, HorrOrigins Film Festival
- Quarter-Finalist, Big Apple Film Festival
- Official Selection, Atlanta Women’s Film Festival
- Official Selection, Ethos Film Festival
- Official Selection, Art Experimental Film Festival
Women of Acadia Street
Writer/Producer
A glimpse inside the kitchens of 3 cross-generational women reveals the toll of invisible labor as they make breakfast.
This 12-minute short film follows the theme of women’s invisible labor, with a cast, crew, and creative team comprised entirely of women and non-binary individuals.
- Fully funded by a Semans Art Fund Grant
- Filmed September 2023
- Slated for completion in early 2024
- Pitchdeck
- Final report
Her Form/Her Function
Writer/Director/Producer – Student Film
The life experiences of three disparate women – a dancer, a textile worker, and a nurse – unfold through the overlapping impact of movement on their identity as their stories and bodies take surprisingly similar shapes.
The Nutcracker, an Original Film
Writer
UNCSA reimagined their classic production of The Nutcracker into an innovative, thirty-minute film for the 2020 holiday season. I was privileged to edit the original prologue narration poem for the film, written by choreographer Ilya Kozadayev and performed by acclaimed actress Rosemary Harris. The film aired on UNC-TV in December 2020, and is streaming on YouTube, Facebook, and UNCSA’s website.
Zoomfest 2020
Writer and actress
Goodly Frame Theatre’s Zoomfest 2020 was a theatre festival reimagined for the quarantine era. Each piece was written by a North Carolina writer specifically for Zoom and performed via social distancing. The short works were recorded and arranged into episodes, premiering on Youtube each week.
A play about the pandemic and online relationships – WFMY News 2
Goodly Frame Theatre’s Zoomfest – Light’s Up! WHUP
Episode 1 – Did You Just Take a Swing at Me?
Original script by Autumn Karen, based on characters from her forthcoming novel Amy, Book 1: Swing Sets with Jeremiah James
Episode 1 – Father Charlie’s Online Confessions
Role: Thelma
Original script by Andrea Rassler
Episode 2 – Love, No Matter What
Role: Mom
Original script by Shelley Stolaroff Segal
Episode 5 – Radio Silence: A Quarantine Romance Story
Original script by Autumn Karen
Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing
Roles: Verges, Friar Francis
Originally an immersive theatre production, Much Ado About Nothing moved online due to the coronavirus pandemic and was broadcast as a Zoom performance by Triad Stage. My oldest son, James Yeats, stepped in to fill a role that would have been performed by an audience member. Incredibly fun!
It Happened in Key West
West End Associate Producer
This story of love that lives beyond loss is both heartwarming and hilarious.
Based on true events, it chronicles the life of eccentric Key West resident Carl Tanzler, a man who fell in love with a woman and sought to bring her life happiness even after she lost her battle with tuberculosis.
After a successful run on the West End in London, I’m excited to be working with the incredible team behind It Happened in Key West on what comes next for this beautiful musical.