WRITER PROFILE
It’s always great to get together with a large group of writers and investors and keep up to date on what’s new, the screenplay contest, any recent deals, new dealmaker contacts, agents or managers that are looking and simply encouraging everyone to keep going after every dream in this difficult industry. For the hard working writer we want to do as much as we can to continue the exposure and word of mouth in the investment circles of the industry. Another way we do this is with writer interviews that we send far and wide and showcase at all possible meetings and markets.
We want to encourage your writing spirit, motivate you and again give you the accolades you so deserve.
Kenya Branch
What motivated you to become a writer?
My mother said I started writing when I was all of five years old. I wrote a neighborhood “newspaper” as a kid. I also drew and wrote dialogue for a superhero comic book I created, “The Cougar.” I graduated to writing poetry, essays, and short stories before I found my place in screenwriting.
Starting on a blank page is not easy- where does your creativity come from?
Stories are literally everywhere. I’m naturally curious and introspective. Thoughts and images flood my mind constantly. I have to sort through the weeds to find a story idea that excites me, especially something new, then I start writing.
Do you write projects knowing that so many other factors need to happen to get it to screen and does that come into your project creation?
I’m a film producer and stay aware of the trends in movies and TV, but I write for myself first, finding a market is after Fade Out. I’ve been approached to write stories that I’m not passionate about and won’t attempt it If I’m not excited. If I’m not interested, the reader or viewer won’t be either.
What is your dream for this project and what other ancillary revenue do you think it could generate?
I’m a prolific writer. My current projects are dramas that organically introduce elements of humor and romance. They often begin with disparate characters who are forced to depend on each other in the face of significant threats or impending disasters.
How has your experience been with screenwriting contests for this project so far?
Right now, a drama, Memory Boxes, has advanced to the finals in the StoryPros Awards Screenplay Contest. Another drama, Teeter, just started in the quarterfinals of a faith-based competition.
If you could stand in a room full of investor partners looking at many projects what would you like them to know about you and this project?
I am a prolific, award-winning screenwriter and a Christian minister who writes character-driven dramas that don’t depend on a deluge of “F bombs” or inane violence to tell a compelling story. Box office stats show that PG-13 movies are quite viable in the AFM and foreign markets.
Do you have any website links for your writing, credits, background, etc. that you would like to share?
https://mkbfilm.wixsite.com/screenplays
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5276652/
https://kenyabranch.wordpress.com/