Joleene DesRosiers
Screenwriter, Producer, & Actor at www.joleenewrites.com
Screenwriter, Actor and Producer
Syracuse, New York
July 2015
> 2 weeks ago
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About Joleene
Joleene DesRosiers is a former television reporter and anchor turned indie screenwriter and director/producer at a PBS affiliate television station in Northern New York/Canada.This role allows her to write, produce, and direct regional and national documentaries, docs-series, and other series productions. At her station (WPBS), she is also the senior producer of a weekly current affairs show, thanks to her experience and background as an award-winning journalist.
She's also a produced playwright. (VISITING BAMMY LEWIS)
Joleene's latest comedic TV pilot, SUNDAY GUY, is ringing a few bells. As they ring, her produced television pilot, STICKS, is making the rounds in the television festival circuit.
If you like to laugh, work hard, and wanna be a screenwriter when you grow up, connect with her. She'll talk to you in the first person when you do.
Unique traits: Funny as shit.
Certifications
Links
Loglines
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Water Moms Budget: $0 - $100K | Comedy When a new mom in town pulls a group of parental misfits together to help hydrate and encourage an underdog high school marching band, it results in watery warfare after a jealous rival tries to sabotage the band in order to become ‘Water Mom of the Year.’
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Dawdy Pugg: Killer Reporter Budget: $0 - $100K | Drama A thrill-seeking TV reporter turned tenacious vigilante finds herself slaying the bad guys at night, only to turn around and cover the deaths with her own twist, live on TV the next day.
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Sunday Guy Budget: $0 - $100K | Comedy After an anxiety-ridden TV producer is forced into the role of local game show host at her public access TV station, she struggles with unwanted fame and expectations.
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Sticks Budget: $0 - $100K | Comedy A secrets and scandals writer stuck in the sticks of a redneck town turns to a celebrity drug dealer for career advice in order to keep her own secrets from being exposed.
Credits
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Sticks (
2019 )
Television by Joleene Moody (Comedy and Drama) Producer/Writer A secrets and scandals writer stuck in the sticks of a redneck town turns to a celebrity drug dealer for career advice in order to keep her own secrets from being exposed. -
Escape at Dannemora (
2018 - 2019 )
Television by Ben Stiller (Drama) Actress An employee at a prison in upstate New York becomes romantically involved with a pair of inmates and helps them escape. -
King Lee (
2013 )
Film (Action, Comedy and History) Actress The untrue true story of one of the most corrupt mayors in history, and the rise and fall of an American city.
Awards
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New York State Broadcasters Association Outstanding Public Affairs Series
(2021) -
Wall of Distinct Recognition (Cicero North Syracuse High School)
(2013) -
Syracuse Press Club Professional Journalist Recognition Award
(2010) -
Syracuse Press Club Professional Journalist Recognition Award
(2007)
Education
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Niagara University
(1993-1996) -
SUNY Onondaga Community College
(1993-1996) -
Robbins-Madanes Center for Strategic Intervention
(1993-1996)
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