CARA WINTER
primarily,
i'm a writer
but i do other stuff, too.
NEWS
3.8.19
My original TV pilot, Twirl, is 1st Runner Up in the 2018 People's Pilot competition in the Drama category.
See the entire list, here.
12.26.18
Currently editing my novel in preparation to pitch to publishers! My friend Joe, below, was kind enough to Beta-read - see his thoughts, below.
10.23.18
UPDATE on our short film, DIVISION: We're in post-production!
Check back here for details of the Chicago premiere, film festival screenings, online launch, and more.
10.1.18
We've been getting some great press on DIVISION, of late! Here's a smattering:
Scapi Magazine (podcast): https://scapimag.com/2018/10/23/scapi-radio-10-22-18-division-the-film-cara-winter-george-ellzey-jr/
Voyage Chicago: http://voyagechicago.com/interview/meet-cara-winter-george-ellzey-jr-ellzey-winter-productions-north-side-south-side/
Reel Chicago: https://reelchicago.com/article/division-romance-modern/
Medium: https://medium.com/@momsinfilm/the-unexpected-positive-consequence-of-having-a-parent-heavy-film-crew-778ae6b063a0
Cinema Jaw (podcast): http://cinemajaw.com/wordpress/cinemajaw-383-cara-winter-george-ellzey-jr-interracial-movies/
WVON interview: https://soundcloud.com/cara-winter-1/interview-with-chat-daddy-sims-wvon-1690
UPDATE on our short film, DIVISION: We're in post-production!
Check back here for details of the Chicago premiere, film festival screenings, online launch, and more.
10.1.18
We've been getting some great press on DIVISION, of late! Here's a smattering:
Scapi Magazine (podcast): https://scapimag.com/2018/10/23/scapi-radio-10-22-18-division-the-film-cara-winter-george-ellzey-jr/
Voyage Chicago: http://voyagechicago.com/interview/meet-cara-winter-george-ellzey-jr-ellzey-winter-productions-north-side-south-side/
Reel Chicago: https://reelchicago.com/article/division-romance-modern/
Medium: https://medium.com/@momsinfilm/the-unexpected-positive-consequence-of-having-a-parent-heavy-film-crew-778ae6b063a0
Cinema Jaw (podcast): http://cinemajaw.com/wordpress/cinemajaw-383-cara-winter-george-ellzey-jr-interracial-movies/
WVON interview: https://soundcloud.com/cara-winter-1/interview-with-chat-daddy-sims-wvon-1690
7.25.18
My feature-length screenplay, Sarah Soldier, made the Semifinals of the International Faith in Film screenplay contest! Sarah, Soldier is based on a true story about Sarah Emma Edmonds, a Canadian immigrant who enlisted in the Army dressed as a man, to fight for the Union during the Civil War. Sarah was also a woman of incredible faith, that sustained her throughout her whole life.
6.28.18
My original TV pilot, Twirl, was a Semifinalist in the 2018 Table Read My Screenplay - Hollywood competition.
6.5.18
My play entitled Fugue State is about the treatment of immigrant children arriving in the US.
If you know of a high school, university, or nonprofit that might like to perform it for free, please send me a message.
My feature-length screenplay, Sarah Soldier, made the Semifinals of the International Faith in Film screenplay contest! Sarah, Soldier is based on a true story about Sarah Emma Edmonds, a Canadian immigrant who enlisted in the Army dressed as a man, to fight for the Union during the Civil War. Sarah was also a woman of incredible faith, that sustained her throughout her whole life.
6.28.18
My original TV pilot, Twirl, was a Semifinalist in the 2018 Table Read My Screenplay - Hollywood competition.
6.5.18
My play entitled Fugue State is about the treatment of immigrant children arriving in the US.
If you know of a high school, university, or nonprofit that might like to perform it for free, please send me a message.
6.1.18
My feature drama script, Sarah, Solider, is a
Semifinalist in ScreenCraft's Public Domain competition!
My feature drama script, Sarah, Solider, is a
Semifinalist in ScreenCraft's Public Domain competition!
5.14.18
My collaborator, George Ellzey, Jr., and I are in pre-production for our short film, DIVISION. Filming to commence in July... IF we get enough funding! We're applying for grants, calling in favors, and contributing our own money... but we really need your help to make up the difference.
Please check out our IndieGoGo campaign, and make a donation, today!
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/division-love#/
DIVISION is a short film about a young, interracial couple who find themselves in a long-distance relationship… even though they live in the same city. Written by Cara Winter & George Ellzey, Jr.
My collaborator, George Ellzey, Jr., and I are in pre-production for our short film, DIVISION. Filming to commence in July... IF we get enough funding! We're applying for grants, calling in favors, and contributing our own money... but we really need your help to make up the difference.
Please check out our IndieGoGo campaign, and make a donation, today!
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/division-love#/
DIVISION is a short film about a young, interracial couple who find themselves in a long-distance relationship… even though they live in the same city. Written by Cara Winter & George Ellzey, Jr.
2.23.18
My new pilot, TWIRL, is currently a Staff Pick on Scriptd. It was also a Semi-Finalist for the Table Read My Screenplay (Park City) competition! Not too shabby for a first draft.
12.26.17
EVOLUTION has made Coverfly's Red List, which is an industry list of top-rated screenplays with numerous awards and mentions. EVOLUTION is currently represented by Bohemia Group in LA.
My new pilot, TWIRL, is currently a Staff Pick on Scriptd. It was also a Semi-Finalist for the Table Read My Screenplay (Park City) competition! Not too shabby for a first draft.
12.26.17
EVOLUTION has made Coverfly's Red List, which is an industry list of top-rated screenplays with numerous awards and mentions. EVOLUTION is currently represented by Bohemia Group in LA.
12.15.17
EVOLUTION placed in the Finals (Top 35) of the WeScreenplay Diverse Voices competition; winners will be announced in January. The script also received an Honorable Mention (Top 13) in the Emerging Screenwriters competition!
11.3.17
Just found out, I was one of ISA's Top 100 Emerging Screenwriters of 2017!
9.6.17
The LA reading of EVOLUTION hosted by Scriptd went incredibly well. Many thanks to all the actors (right) who not only donated their time and talents, but also invited people all the way down to downtown LA to see it.
(That's the cast, below. Isn't that cool? They're reading! Cuz it's a reading!)
EVOLUTION placed in the Finals (Top 35) of the WeScreenplay Diverse Voices competition; winners will be announced in January. The script also received an Honorable Mention (Top 13) in the Emerging Screenwriters competition!
11.3.17
Just found out, I was one of ISA's Top 100 Emerging Screenwriters of 2017!
9.6.17
The LA reading of EVOLUTION hosted by Scriptd went incredibly well. Many thanks to all the actors (right) who not only donated their time and talents, but also invited people all the way down to downtown LA to see it.
(That's the cast, below. Isn't that cool? They're reading! Cuz it's a reading!)
3.23.17
EVOLUTION was a Finalist in the ScreenCraft Writer's Retreat. (This really is the little pilot that could.)
3.13.17
Today, I finished the first draft of (the book version of) EVOLUTION, and woah, it was quite satisfying to finally write those last few words. Now... sleep.
3.6.17
EVOLUTION made Quarterfinals of the 2017 CineStory TV/Digital Writer's Retreat competition.
12.28.16
My fascinating, wee bit embarassing, and 100% science-y interview with The Scirens was just published by GrokNation. It was a pleasure getting to know these amazing women, and help their mission to get more girls and women interested in STEM!
Click HERE to read.
My fascinating, wee bit embarassing, and 100% science-y interview with The Scirens was just published by GrokNation. It was a pleasure getting to know these amazing women, and help their mission to get more girls and women interested in STEM!
Click HERE to read.
11.4.16
The first collaboration between my (photo-sapien) husband and my (word-herding) self is now available: BETTIE! The Incomparable Bettie Page Archives of Irving Klaw
What's more, we've already received some lovely press on it, including this article in The Washington Post. Because nothing says "get out there and vote like you mean it" better than some good, old-fashioned Pro-sex Feminism. You're welcome, 'merica. I do what I can.
9.14.16
Actress and scientist Mayim Bialik's website GrokNation was gracious enough to publish my first-person account of being in the World Trade Center on 9/11/01: http://groknation.com/news/remembering-911-a-personal-account/
12.10.15
EVOLUTION: Finalist in the ScreenCraft Pilot Launch competition! One of just 9 Dramas selected (over 1,500 total entries).
I'm honored beyond words, and excited to find my script in such fine company.
9.10.15
EVOLUTION: Semifinalist in the BIFF/ ScreenCraft Screenwriters Residency!
The first collaboration between my (photo-sapien) husband and my (word-herding) self is now available: BETTIE! The Incomparable Bettie Page Archives of Irving Klaw
What's more, we've already received some lovely press on it, including this article in The Washington Post. Because nothing says "get out there and vote like you mean it" better than some good, old-fashioned Pro-sex Feminism. You're welcome, 'merica. I do what I can.
9.14.16
Actress and scientist Mayim Bialik's website GrokNation was gracious enough to publish my first-person account of being in the World Trade Center on 9/11/01: http://groknation.com/news/remembering-911-a-personal-account/
12.10.15
EVOLUTION: Finalist in the ScreenCraft Pilot Launch competition! One of just 9 Dramas selected (over 1,500 total entries).
I'm honored beyond words, and excited to find my script in such fine company.
9.10.15
EVOLUTION: Semifinalist in the BIFF/ ScreenCraft Screenwriters Residency!
7.30.15
EVOLUTION won the 2015 People's Pilot.
Like, the whole thing. 1st Prize, people.
Here's what the good folks at TVWriter had to say about it:
"The judges found EVOLUTION fascinating and involving. None of us could put it down. The story and especially the dialog are extraordinary. I really believe that you shouldn't just be on the staff of any of the one hour series currently on the air, you should be running one of them."
EVOLUTION won the 2015 People's Pilot.
Like, the whole thing. 1st Prize, people.
Here's what the good folks at TVWriter had to say about it:
"The judges found EVOLUTION fascinating and involving. None of us could put it down. The story and especially the dialog are extraordinary. I really believe that you shouldn't just be on the staff of any of the one hour series currently on the air, you should be running one of them."
