Sarah Tither-Kaplan, was born in Harrison, Arkansas, and raised in Los Angeles, CA. She's a queer filmmaker and screenwriter with a focus on character driven, ensemble dramedy and grounded comedy that celebrates underdogs and misfits.
She earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Music Industry from University of Southern California in June of 2013.
She has written and produced three original plays, four original short films, and the feature-length anthology 'Los Angeless' which was made up of 9 short films by 15 female filmmakers.
Sarah’s play Flyover State was part of the 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival , sold out a month long run, and was nominated for Best New Play by the Gangbuster’s Theater Company. Her screenplay for Flyover State was a 2017 Script Pipeline Quarterfinalist, a 2017 Scriptapalooza Quarterfinalist, and a 2017 Austin Film Festival Second Rounder, and a 2018 Blue Cat Semi-Finalist.
She is an avid horseback rider, and does a pretty good Gordon Ramsay impression.
Unique traits: Queer. Expert Horseback rider. Has 13 rescued pets.
Flyover State Budget: $100K - $1M | Independent ⋄ Drama Siblings separated at birth by adoption reunite in rural Arkansas. When the sister's sexuality, and the hardships she has endured come to light, family secrets unravel, cultures clash, and the strength of their newfound bond is tested. *BlueCat SemiFinalist 2018*
Conduit Budget: $100K - $1M | Thriller ⋄ Horror After the death of her boyfriend, an industrious young woman discovers an effective, but torturous method for bringing him back to life.
Happy Campers Comedy An acerbic workplace comedy about a group of misfits trying to save a struggling National Park from corporatization and the single mom/hotel manager who uproots her life to revitalize it. SCHITT'S CREEK meets PARKS and REC.
Gold In The Woods Budget: $10M - $30M | Historical Based on the life of cantankerous woodswoman, Fannie Quigley, her quest for fortune during the Klondike Gold Rush, and her thrilling survivalist adventures in Alaskan wilderness in the early 1900s.
I'm Here If You Need Me Comedy ⋄ Drama Two queer ex-best friends; a hot-tempered aspiring patissier and her former boss, a misanthropic celebrity chef, reunite after years of separation to grapple with shared and sudden grief. Half hour dramedy. A 'FLEABAG' about grief meets a grounded 'WILL AND GRACE'.
Feel Better Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama A teenaged track star is forced to enter a treatment facility for an eating disorder where she meets a group of outsiders who help her begin the fight for her life.
Monopoly Game
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Los Angeless
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The Nowhere Inn
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The Return
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Kept
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They Call Us Sediciosos
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Sex and the Future
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City Kitties: Santa Con
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Tramp Republic
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Deep Breath
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Heliconius erato
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Electing
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Me Problems
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Making a Scene with James Franco
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Upstart
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Choice
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Actors Anonymous
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Untitled, L.A.
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Ellis
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Fear Me Not
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Hungry Girl
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Aborshits
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Retrograde Future
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Boat Rich
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The Package
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Happy Pills
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All Together Now
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Empathy and Cake
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Dealin' with Idiots
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Blood Theatre
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The Long Home
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Frenemies
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Auntie Has The Perfect Girl
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Heartland
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BlueCat SemiFinalist
(2018)
Script Pipeline Quarterfinalist
(2017)
Scriptapalooza Quarterfinalist
(2017)