April 26, 2012

The Policy of Truth (Fiction)
A 40-something mother of two and CEO of a music company must suddenly halt the pace of her life when her father dies of a heart attack. She suddenly feels as if her foundation has been pulled from underneath her feet and she can’t go about her daily activities as she used to. One late morning, as she slumbers under the weight of depression, she finds out that she was adopted. As if the death of her father were not enough to make her lose her footing, now she has no idea who she is or who is the man she once called father. Eventually Grace finds ground with the help of her 2 children, who force her out of bed and back into the world. This hour-long drama for Lifetime was inspired by my best friend in college who is mourning the death of her father.

The History of Health Care Reform (Non-Fiction)
In the early 1990s, the Clinton Administration began pushing universal health care for all Americans, but the movement for health care reform actually began at the beginning of the 20th century. In this hour-long documentary, we follow a recently retired senior citizen, a low-income child with developmental disabilities and a 30-something single woman who works as a freelancer as they navigate the American health care system interspersed with analysis from researchers at the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP). Where Michael Moore’s “Sicko” offers perspective on the US vs. free health care in other countries, this documentary will focus on the state level. This idea is inspired by my client, NASHP, which has been producing reports on state health care since 1985, and would be most appropriate for a Discovery or TLC market.