Stacey Russell

http://www.staceyrussell.net

Stacey has been writing since she was a kid, when she used to charge her family a quarter to watch her ""shows"" put on with My Little Ponies and DuckTales plushies. Unfortunately her parents still have many of these on video.

Stacey writes heavy but quirky character driven stories about outsiders, misfits, and sometimes just all around spectacular failures. A late diagnosis of ADHD and raising a child with Down syndrome, she uses her writing to advocate for those who are deemed ""unworthy"" as they battle to rise above expectations - both society's and their own.

Honors & Awards

Official Selection, The Women's List - TITS UP - 2025

Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival - YOUNGBLOODS - 2023

Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival - THE OPEN AIR - 2025

non-WGA

Female, Disabled, 40+

THE OPEN AIR

Dramedy feature

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE x THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON meets HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE

To avoid going to a home for adults with disabilities, a young man with Down syndrome tricks his sister into a roadtrip through the South Island of New Zealand to find the rest of their family, and themselves.

TITS UP

1 hr dramedy pilot

DYING FOR SEX meets WEEDS

When a burlesque dancer turned stay at home mom secretly turns to OnlyFans as a way to support her family and reclaim her identity, she gets swept up in the dark realities of online pornography and realizes too late she may be in way over her head.

YOUNGBLOODS

1 hr supernatural dramedy pilot

SEVERANCE meets ASH VS EVIL DEAD

When a stoner, slacker hacker dad discovers the company he works for kidnaps interns and feasts on their blood for immortality, he finally has to get off his ass to prevent his estranged daughter from becoming their next milkshake.

Character-driven, Sci-Fi, Horror, Limited Series, Satire, Snarky

Female, Disabled, 40+

unrepped