Eliesha Steel

Screenwriter

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About Eliesha

Eliesha is a Writer from Perth, Australia, who resides in the US with her husband and daughter. She has a BA with Honors, in Film & TV, and Creative Writing, and a MA in Counseling. As a therapist who has worked with people in all walks of life, Eliesha's writing draws on complex characters, sheds light the legacy of trauma, and always strives to find hope in the most hopeless of situations.

Nominated for Best Unproduced Screenplay 2010 - Australian Writers Guild

Nicholl Fellowship Semi-Finalist - 2022

Unique traits: Australian living in the US. Therapist by day.

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Female

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New Hampshire Gravel Drama A single-mother in her 40s returns to her home town after fleeing a traumatic teenage scandal 20 years earlier, and is forced to reveal who and what led to her mysterious disappearance.
WEIGHTLESS Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama When her 11 year old daughter becomes infatuated with having a child of her own, a young mother in a dysfunctional slump must confront a legacy of unresolved grief and be the voice for her family's future.

Awards

Nicholl Fellowship SemiFinalist
(2022)
Australian Writers Guild - Best Unproduced Screenplay
(2010)

Education

Murdoch University
(2010-2014)
Curtin University
(2000-2003)