The Dropout

The Dropout

A re-imagining of “The Graduate” told from a female point of view.

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Security Type
Revenue Sharing
Categories
Entertainment
Min Investment
$100
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Offering Date
May 26, 2021
Expected Close Date
April 30, 2022
Target Raise
$110.00K-$322.50K
Security Price
$1

Company Description

A divorcee's beloved holiday celebration with her adult children derails when she falls for her daughter's charming new boyfriend. An R-rated, sex positive comedy influenced by “The Graduate,” but told from the perspective of a protagonist inspired by Mrs. Robinson. Set in Pasadena, California.

Key Deal Facts

Director/writer has created content for Lionsgate, Hallmark, Google, 20th Century Fox, and more.
Script placed in top 5% of Academy Nicholl Screenplay entries in 2019 and 2020 out of 15,000 others.
Award-winning team with proven track record, who has won awards at Oscar-qualifying film festivals.
Davi Santos, of CBS' "Tell Me a Story," is attached to play the romantic love interest.
Growing appetite for sexually provocative content from a female perspective, proven by "Bridgerton."
In 2020, only 16% of films were directed by women.

Management Team / Advisory Board Bios

Tyrell Shaffner, Writer/Director/Producer
Award-winning filmmaker. Has created content for Lionsgate, Hallmark, Google, 20th Century Fox, and more. Producers Guild of America Member. Winner of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Fellowship in Comedy.

Meryl Branch- McTiernan, Writer/Producer
Screenwriter, fiction writer, essayist and blogger for Huffington Post. Teleplays have been quarter-finalists in the Austin, Final Draft and Sundance Screenplay competitions. Graduate of S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Cassandra Jones, ProducerExperienced film producer. Recently produced two independent feature films: "What?” starring deaf actor John Maucere and "Immanence” starring Michael Beach. Her short film "CODA" (Child of Deaf Adult) has played in over 30 festivals.
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