Sarah Makes Movies
Screenwriting
Sarah is focused primarily on writing for film and television. She also has experience writing, short stories, novels, podcast scripts, and comic scripts. Below is a selection of current projects.
Feature | Post Apocalyptic Drama
WET FOOD
When her beloved cat falls ill and refuses to eat, a reclusive former engineer must leave the safety of her secure compound and venture into the post-apocalyptic world for help.
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Feature | Sci-Fi
SEEDS
When a blight ruins yet another harvest on the exoplanet Earth Colony 7, a hard-headed, fifth-generation farmer must find a cure to bring the colony back from the brink of extinction.

Feature | Drama
PIECES & PARTS
A reluctant funeral director tries to save her father's funeral home by selling body parts to make ends meet.
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Selection for Stowe Story Labs Narrative Lab 2024

Feature | Sci-Fi Thriller
THE ABSOLUTION PROTOCOL
Instead of being executed, a murderer and a group of criminals awaken in deep space only to find that they must work together to prevent an ominous alien presence from reaching Earth.
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Selection for CineStory Foundation Residency 2025

One-Hour Pilot | Western
SNAKE OIL
After the death of her abusive husband, a young widow takes his patent medicine business on the road to carve out a new life for herself in the American West. When her brother-in-law discovers his brother’s death, he pressures the local sheriff to go after her for murder.
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Austin Film Festival Second Rounder 2025
Selection for Stowe Story Labs Writers Room 2024-25

One-Hour Pilot | Post-Apocalyptic Drama
LA MOCHILA EXPRESS
An all-woman motorcycle club runs mail between survivors' camps after the world ends. When a group of roamers threaten the women's way of life, one of the members must save the club.
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Top 50, 2021 LaunchPad Prose Competition
Top 50, 2021 Roadmap's Write Start Manuscript Competition
Semifinalist, 2022 The Script Lab Free Screenplay Contest
