Diane Hanks

Unique traits: Diane also is a medical writer, who spends her days making complex research understandable. This has been hugely helpful in editing her screenplays and teleplays. Using fewer words is always better.

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  THE PATRIOT SPY Biography Based on the true story of a Confederate socialite and spy for the Union Army, who risks everything to help Yankee prisoners, including the one she falls in love with, to escape from the infamous Libby Prison.

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  TAKING HAPPY BACK Drama On her first day back following a mysterious leave of absence, a psychologist at a VA hospital treats complex patients, while dealing with doubting co-workers, a watchful supervisor, and a controversial new treatment that involves talking to dead people. (One-hour TV pilot)

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  THE CUVVIE Crime In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a drug dealer takes on the identity of a dead undercover cop, including being a father to his young son; nine years later, a suspicious new partner and an ex-business associate threaten to take it all away. (One-hour TV pilot)

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  GRAVEYARD GIRL Horror An unpopular teenage girl, with more friends among the dead than the living, accidentally reawakens a vampire who frames her for the murders she commits.

• PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Silver Award (drama pilot)
  (2014)

• PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Bronze Award (drama pilot)
  (2012)

• Nicoll Fellowship in Screenwriting: Semifinalist

• Screenwriting Expo: Grand Prize Runner-up

• LA Femme Film Festival: Best Screenplay

• Houston International Film Festival: Gold Remi Award

• Emerson College