Plain Jane
Plain Jane
LOGLINE
When buttoned-up LA news anchor Jane Wylde lands the network job of her dreams, she must return to her Bible Belt hometown to make sure a salacious secret from her past doesn’t destroy her future.
PLAIN JANE is a PG-13 feature length modern romantic comedy in development.
ACCOLADES
PLAIN JANE was the winner of the 2017 Cassian Elwes Independent Screenwriting Fellowship, a semi-finalist in the 2018 Women in film | Black List Features Lab, a semi-finalist in the 13th annual StoryPros International Screenplay Contest, a 2020 semi-finalist in the Richmond International Film Festival Screenplay Competition, a 2016 featured script on the Black List, the featured script on the April 2017 edition of the Popcorn Talk Network’s vodast The Unproduced Table Read, the featured script for the June 2018 SAG-AFTRA | IFP quarterly table read, and was selected for IFP’s “The Pitch” at Industry Days at the 2018 Chicago International Film Festival.
PRAISE FOR PLAIN JANE
"I absolutely loved [this] script.” - Cassian Elwes, Producer
“PLAIN JANE is a highly compelling screenplay. It's a joy to read, as it successfully whisks us through its many fast-paced and captivating scenes, and its characters are extremely well-written.” - The Black List
“[Plain Jane] has a fascinating yet subtle theme of feminism and female empowerment throughout.” - The Black List
“The screenplay is really well structured, the plot escalates in smart ways to keep viewers engaged, and the moral lesson lands perfectly.” - The Black List
“With its great cast of characters and unique premise, it’s easy to see independent production companies taking notice of the material.” - The Black List