Effie Trihas

EffieTrihas
Screenwriter

Tampa, Florida

Member Since:
April 2021

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About Effie

I worked for over a decade in acting, casting, directing, and coaching actors. I have had several years of method acting and am a SAG actress. I've been an assistant to a casting director, as well as casting my own short films. I was an established and well-respected acting coach in the State of Florida and had positive working relationships with other casting directors and talent agencies. I've also worked locally as a script consultant in the past.

Regarding my writing career - it is just beginning although I've been writing for years. I've written 3 screenplays, one of which is a limited series. I've gone to festivals and attended workshops such as Robert McKee's Story. I've pitched. I've made pitch decks. I've got synopses. I've done my due diligence as far as homework and paying close attention.

My brand is writing stories that challenge norms and the status quo. I hope that when viewers are finished watching they'll be compelled to talk about it! I create characters with distinct voices and arcs. Even antagonists should create empathy at times in viewers. And I love to include children in my stories because they see things so differently from adults. Consider Jo Jo Rabbit or Pan's Labyrinth for instance and you'll understand what I'm saying.

My genres of choice are magical realism, drama, science fiction, historical, fantasy, and horror.

Gender:
Female

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Goddess Budget: $5M - $10M | Thriller ⋄ Drama In societies divided by faith and judgment, three women, untouched by man, find themselves inexplicably pregnant. As they navigate the chaotic waters of public opinion, their intertwined stories become a testament to courage, resilience, and the enduring spirit of womanhood.
Eye of Shiva Thriller ⋄ Fantasy A museum curator is hired to translate medieval scrolls in the hopes of finding a priceless diamond, but she soon discovers that she has a past connection to the diamond which could get her killed...for a second time.
The Stories Children Tell Horror Everyone in this small Wisconsin town can tell you the story of the greedy sisters and their horrible death, a tale shared by kids to scare one another. But the real terror happens every 17 years when some of those same kids meet unexplainable and tragic deaths themselves.
Pesha Pact Budget: $1M - $5M | Other Trapped in the horrors of a concentration camp, a young boy discovers an unexpected ally in a demon, who offers him the power to exact revenge on his tormentors.

Awards

Top 10 finalist in the Drama genre for the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition
(2022)
Writer's Lab Quarterfinalist
(2022)
Big Apple Film Festival Honorable Mention
(2022)