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- Jane L. Fitzpatrick
- Profession
- Female
- Company
- Full-time Screenwriter
- Location
- Seattle, Washington
- Birthday
- 4/25
- MySpace Address
- http://www.myspace.com/nwwriter
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- Resume (Position, Network/Production Company, Year, Location, & Description) - you can cut and paste your resume here
- Film Projects: MONTANA, a made-for-TV movie filmed in 1989 (Director:William A. Graham; Writer (WGA):Larry McMurtry (written by); Release Date:19 February 1990 (USA); Genre:Western) I was an extra and only did the movie to see the process of making a film. It was a fascinating experience working with Mike Madsen, Gena Rowlands and Richard Crenna (what a great person he was). The most astonishing thing is that I was actually in the movie, several times! The most meaningful thing was when I ate dinner with the cast, Richard was seated only three people away from me. When he took his tray to the garbage, I folllowed. I shook his hand and told him how much I enjoyed him over the years, from The Real McCoys onward. He took my hand in both of his and sincerely said, "thank you, I appreciate that." That made my day and I will never forget his willingness to just be real.
- Active Projects
- SCREENPLAY
She is born a Shoshone.
Girl on the brink of womanhood, she is abducted and made a slave.
Traded to a French trapper for a gun, and forced into his bed...
She soon carries his child.
Determined to return to her people, her path to freedom arrives.
Thirty men and a dog. They call themselves the Corps of Discovery.
She becomes their Indian guide, interpreter and protector.
But, along the way she discovers a new dream, a new purpose --
And, a world beyond her own.
She is Birdwoman of the Snake.
She is Sacagawea...
- Favorites (Film, Director, Television, Actors, Musicians, etc.)
- Moulin Rouge, John Adams series, The Color Purple
- Dreams & Goals
- My dream is to see my screenplay, Birdwoman of the Snake, in film. It is the story of Sacagawea, an American Icon and people, young and old, need to know her.
WRITING INSPIRATION: From Michelangelo:
"I saw the angel in the granite and carved until I set him free." When writing a historical drama, I know the story is there in all the massive and contradictive words of history (the granite), but, I must pursue by reading, thinking, feeling and meditating until I finally touch the character's Soul. Then, and only then, I write (carve) to set him free.
FAVORITE QUOTE:
Twenty years from now you'll be more disappointed with the things you didn't do than with the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. -- Mark Twain
Jane L. Fitzpatrick's Blog
The inauguration of a New World...
We are about to embark on a new journey -- the first step to our new world. I, for one, am thrilled to be a part of this incredible step. I saw the painful movement toward real freedom through the words and actions of Martin Luther King, of Bobbie Kennedy, of John. I saw us go to the moon, which, literally, maneuvered our minds to a different place -- a place where we are able, now, to accept a higher vision. We have embraced our future. Collectively, we are freer today than at any other time… Continue
Posted on January 14, 2009 at 9:00am
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Have not heard from you in a while. How is your writing going?
Are you in the los angeles area?
Let me know.
Sheila O
www.sheilaoshow.com
In any event, it sounds like you're on the verge of something exciting. I believe the real story of the Lewis & Clark expedition (and Sacagawea's part in it) would make for a very interesting film. We get so little from the Native American point of view. Of course, the issue in Hollywood is getting that elusive 'green light' - but with Ewan McGregor interested and Will Smith in the wings, it might have a good chance.
Starting late is not ever an issue. There is nothing less important than the score at half-time. Keep up the hard work and having faith in the outcome and I'm sure you will find the effort worth it.
I'll say a little prayer.
Have a wonderful day and, as always ...
Much Success,
Bob
Oh, I do know the feeling about waiting on pins and needles. Will keep you in my thoughts regarding that screen play. Be sure to shout the good news when you hear! ;)
MM
Best regards
Brian
Del Zamora
I recommend you join a writers group in your area. You may have to try a few groups to find the right groove for you. Many writers approach their scripts and the inherent problems in the story line with other like minded writers. Take care and good luck on your project.
Del Zamora
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