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Mary Albanese

Mary Albanese is an optioned screenwriter repped by Bohemia Group. A former arctic explorer and glass-ceiling-breaker, she is passionate about writing character-driven stories that shine a light on female empowerment, in a variety of genres. A Black List recommend writer, their reviews of her work rank her among their top 1%.


Honors & Awards

Quarterfinalist, Nicholl Fellowship - THE WILD HEART OF ALASKA - 2024

Quarterfinalist, Final Draft's Big Break - DEVIL'S WEED - 2025

Bronze, WRPN Women International Film Festival - THE CHRISTMAS REINDEER - 2021"

WGA

Female, 40+

Mary Albanese

THE WILD HEART OF ALASKA

Adventure, True Story, Biopic

WILD meets HIDDEN FIGURES

In 1978, a New York science nerd no one will hire spends her last dime on a one-way flight to the new state of Alaska to take on the dangerous man's world of mapping uncharted rock types of some of the world's most rugged and remote mountains.

DEVIL'S WEED

Horror

GET OUT meets ROSEMARY'S BABY

A women desperate to have a baby finds her miracle pregnancy is caused by a demon who sources his 'seed' from her local cemetery.

THE CHRISTMAS REINDEER

Rom-Com with original songs

PRANCER meets E.T. - The Musical!

A city woman who has lost her Christmas spirit finds a baby reindeer and must work with a love-shy country man to save it.

Character-driven, Female-centric, BIPOC-centric, Thriller, Romantic, Horror, Bittersweet

Female, 40+

repped

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