Emerald Drive Productions
Developing Films of Personal Growth and Transformation
"The Need for Heroine's Journey Stories"
by Deborah Whitaker
Creating stories about girls and women
via the lens of the heroine’s journey is vital... Read More
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The Widow's Walk
by Deborah Whitaker A love story between a genuine American heroine and American ingenuity. (based on the true story) Feature Film "Oscar-winning dialogue for the right actress" -Dave Goetsch, Executive Producer, The Big Bang Theory Mary Ann Patten: Heroine of the Sea. In 1856, at the dawning age of women's rights, Mary Ann Patten, 19 years old and 4 months pregnant, takes command of a mammoth Clipper Ship of 35 men, successfully sailing through a hurricane, icebergs and a potential mutiny to safe port in San Francisco, all while nursing her husband, the Captain, back to health. |
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Cocoanut Grove
by Kenneth Lawrence & Deborah Whitaker (based on the true story) Feature Film America's Deadliest Nightclub Fire In a triangle between love, coincidence and corruption, only two make it out alive. "Titanic-like; Smart & sophisticated; Cleverly stitched. Casablanca-like love story" - Script Consultant & former Universal Studios Development Executive Craig Kellum |
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Climate
by Deborah Whitaker Out of tune. Out of balance. Out of time. Television Movie Climate parallels the tragic alienation with a mother and daughter with the alienation between nature and humanity. A geologist and soccer Mom is thrown into the epicenter of a perilous geo-engineering scheme when a massive solar storm threatens to slam the earth with a knockout punch. |
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Now Playing in 3D by Deborah Whitaker & Craig Cloutier Animation Shorts, Life Fable Book Series & Product Line A Playful approach to Personal Transformation Industry Cross: Self Help MEETS Entertainment Today, movies, video games and TV are playing in 3D. But what about us? Are we playing in 3D? Or are we living in a flat, 2D state of mind? |
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We Are Stardust by Deborah Whitaker Feature, Psychological Science Fiction When astronaut Rachel Moore stops aging, scientists discover time isn’t conquered by a machine, but the power of the mind. |
"In screenwriting, there is a profound difference between writing a story of a successful woman
and writing a heroine's journey. For the audience, a film produced from the first
may be interesting, while a film produced from the latter may be life-altering.
The path of a heroine is not toward success, but toward herself. "
- Deborah Whitaker