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Selected Projects
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The Virgin's Promise
Genre: Dark Comedy | Length: 10 Pages
Lara Margaret Marjerrison: Writer
Desperate for relief, five menopausal women, ill-suited for crime, hatch a plan to steal a promising new wonder drug, but one crucial oversight sends their plan hilariously awry.
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• Round 1 Selection, NYC Midnight Screenwriting Challenge 2026
• Nominee Best Screenplay, Venice Shorts 2026
• Quarter-Finalist, Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards 2026
• Official Selection: Best Comedy Short Screenplay, Austin After Dark Film Festival Fall 2026
• Official Selection, Toronto International Short Film Awards 2026
Heartstrings
Genre: Romance | Length: 7 Pages
Lara Margaret Marjerrison: Writer
Mounting financial woes threaten the stability of a music- loving couple's livelihood, but his decision to go back on the road in the midst of her midlife bout of self-doubt might be the choice that breaks them for good.
• WINNER: Best Screenplay, Hollywood Just4Shorts Competition, August 2026
The Dollhouse
Genre: Thriller/Suspense | Length: Feature
Lara Margaret Marjerrison: Writer
Dreams turn into nightmares when an ambitious young actor, desperate for her break, gets lured into the depraved fantasy of a Hollywood kingpin and must fight to escape his clutches before she goes from missing person to Jane Doe.
Currently in development.
Crossroads
Genre: Comedy | Length: 10 Pages
Lara Margaret Marjerrison: Writer, Executive Producer
With thanks to the Canadian Film Festival and Firecracker Department 2025 Comedy Igniter Challenge 2025
Prompt #1 Opening Line of Dialogue: Please don't tell everybody that I don't like dogs.
Prompt #2 Closing Line of Dialogue: I can't believe she didn't even offer to pay the tip.
Prompt #3 Must Include: A dance scene.
