Once again you find yourself watching TV and getting frustrated: Why are these female characters fighting over a man (again)? Why is everyone white on this show when I step out my door to a world of diversity? Who has time to blow out their hair before solving a crime? How do you channel that annoyance into changing the narrative landscape of TV and movies to better represent you and the world you live in? Let’s get serious: Hollywood isn’t going to change unless we demand it. They are comfortable with the standard white male hero’s quest because it suits…
Author: Shannon Bowen
Shannon Bowen
Screenwriter. Director. Feminist. with a splash of bourbon. Shannon Bowen is inspired to write strong female characters who (shockingly) have loyal lady friends because she has been surrounded by badass women all of her life. Shannon’s first feature-length script, CHICK FLICK (co-written with Ellen Westberg), is a female buddy comedy that has been optioned by Dirty Monty Productions. Also, her second feature-length screenplay, Diamonds Aren’t Forever (co-written with Brandi Sperry) is a heist film with a group of kickass lady friends. Check out the first two episodes of web series, Cost of Living, which is about failing adulthood and the friends that buy you whiskey.