MARY RISK
WRITER
DIRECTOR
PRODUCER
FEATURES
THE MODEL WOMAN
HISTORICAL BIOPIC
HIGH OR DIE
STONER COMEDY
This comedic, high fashion, historical biopic follows the life and work of Walt Disney's first female Imagineer, Harriet Burns, during her time building Disneyland in the1950s.
Inspired by a collection of memoirs compiled by Harriet's daughter Pam, and further developed with input from Harriet's family and friends, the script is a faithful retelling of Harriet's life and Disneyland's birth.
I've been researching Harriet for the past two years, writing and rewriting the script with each new discovery. I've interviewed Harriet's family, friends, and colleagues, including notable Disney Imagineers Rolly Crump and Jim Sarno and Disney historian Scott Wolf.
This high-action comedy follows three friends on a cross country roadtrip as they try to escape an undead apocalypse in a world where the only thing powerful enough to stop the Zombies is weed.
Based on an original idea from Brian Levin and written remotely during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic (god I hope that sentence ages well), collaborating on this epic script was a wildly fun and unique opportunity. Packed with crazy characters, insane action sequences, and so much weed, High or Die is a ridiculous romp
from start to finish.
The script is currently shopping to multiple networks.
SERIES
SUPER DUMB
FAMILY COMEDY
SCHOOL SPIRIT
ANIMATION
When a kind and unintelligent teenager accidentally develops telekinetic powers, he lands a summer job as the world's dumbest superhero for a definitely not evil agency.
This over the top comedy has placed in multiple competitions, was ranked #1 in Family Half Hour on Coverfly, and can be found on The Red List.
After the famous Wildwood Haunting Academy is unexpectedly refurbished, the Ghost students are forced to share their beloved school with the worst kind of living creature - human teenagers.
This pilot script of this off-beat comedy is currently being workshopped.
SHORTS
SEYONCE
HORROR COMEDY
SLAY, QUEEN, SLAY!
HORROR COMEDY
An aspiring medium attempts to defy the laws of witchery and contact Queen Bey, but she accidentally brings back a much more sinister spirit - Sasha Fierce.
Not only has this script placed in multiple competitions, most recently advancing to the Semifinals in the Female Voices Rock Film Festival, it is also ranked in the top 25% of all projects and top 6% of shorts on Coverfly.
After a private drag show at their joint bachelor/bachelor party ends in murder, the grooms-to-be have to team up to save their friends... and their relationship.
This short film is a collaboration with actor Adwin Brown (YOU, Heathers, Will & Grace.) After working together on sketch comedy projects at the start of our careers, Adwin and I are thrilled to return to our ridiculous antics!