Thriller
MindMate®
TV Script · 32 Pages
A female-driven limited series about a young woman who battles an AI that has outsmarted its creators, manipulating memories and desires in an ultimate power struggle between humanity and technology.
Playwright & Award-Winning Screenwriter
Renata Elis
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About
Renata Elis is a Brazilian-born American playwright, director, theatre teacher, and screenwriter whose work focuses on female-driven stories with social and political depth, with a dash of humor, because who gets through any of this without a laugh.
She has developed multiple original projects for stage and screen and has received recognition through awards and festival selections. Renata holds a BA in Performing Arts from Arizona State University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Secondary Education from Murdoch University, and a Diploma in Dramatic Arts from Célia Helena Center for Arts and Education.
In recent years, she has expanded her work into cultural criticism and narrative nonfiction. She has lived and worked in Brazil, the United States, Australia, Spain, and Andorra, experiences that inform the global perspective of her first nonfiction book, Inclusion Has an Expiration Date.
New Book
Inclusion Has an Expiration Date
A Satirical Memoir-Manifesto on Ageism, Access, and the Illusion of Equality in the Entertainment Industry
Renata’s first nonfiction book blends memoir and cultural criticism through satire. Structured like a four-season television series, it follows her journey through the entertainment industry as a playwright and screenwriter, only to find out that equality has a due date.
Portfolio
TV Series Pilots
Drama
$enior Care
TV Script · 30 Pages
A multi-generational series about the Golden Care assisted living business, a hotbed of greed and questionable caregiving ethics where vulnerable seniors are exploited through profit and overcharging.
Dramedy
Narcissus Hotel
TV Script · 30 Pages
A diverse group of dysfunctional employees and a narcissistic hotelier deal with the everyday chaos of running a hotel, including a cyberattack engineered by their own boss.
Geo-political Dramedy
Green Union
TV Script · 27 Pages
A workplace dramedy about a diverse team of wildlife biologists struggling to preserve their national identity, peace, and the environment while their sponsor takes control of the park.
Comedy
Daydreaming Mom
TV Script · 31 Pages
A female-driven series about an expat mom in Prague who daydreams whenever juggling career, friends, clients, and two restless boys becomes overwhelming.
Recognition
Awards & Accolades
Green Union
Best Television Screenplay Pilot
Berlin International Screenwriting Festival
2024
MindMate®
Best Original TV Pilot
Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival
2023
MindMate®
Best Pilot Series
Paris Awards Film Festival
2023
Daydreaming Mom
Best TV Pilot
Best Script Award London
2023
$enior Care
Best TV Script
L.A. Neo Noir Film & Script Festival
2023
$enior Care
TV Pilot Finalist
Katra Film Series
2023
Daydreaming Mom
Best TV Script
Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival
2022
Narcissus Hotel
Best Pilot
Hollywood Just4Shorts Film & Screenplay Competition
2021
Theatre
Stage Productions
Daydreaming Mom
2021 / 2023
Molly Visits Chloé in Andorra
2021
Peter Pan
2020
What’s an Encyclopedia?
2019
Get in Touch
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