Writer · Director · Storyteller
Feature film · In development
Sometimes the family you choose saves you from the past you were born into.
“This script made me cry. It's clever, heartfelt, original - just beautiful.”
“… The concept is powerful in its own right, but it is the remarkable writing and characterization that unveil its full potential and give this screenplay an unforgettable emotional impact.”
“… as artistic as it was emotionally rich…It was real, it was raw, and it was artistic… I have nothing truly bad to say about this script.”
I'm interested in how people connect and how they struggle to connect. With themselves, and each other. How that manifests, what that looks like, is endlessly fascinating to me.
About
Award-winning Canadian writer and director Sarah Deakins creates character-driven films that explore connection, resilience, and the power of storytelling. Her short film GREECE received more than 25 international festival awards, and her pilot presentation YELLOW earned multiple honours, including Best Director at the Winter Film Awards in New York.
Her feature screenplay VIOLET won the UK Golden Script Competition, placed in the Academy Nicholl Fellowship Top 40, and received a 9/10 rating on The Black List. She also wrote the produced feature HOME FREE, now streaming internationally.
Drawing on over twenty years as a professional actor, Deakins brings a deeply collaborative, performance-focused approach to filmmaking.
RepresentationAnna Archer · Lucas Talent
anna.archer@lucastalent.com · 604-685-0345
