Leah from South Dakota

Leah from South Dakota

@leahfromsd.bsky.social

Screenwriter | Artist | Roller Derby Skater | Lover of Cowboy Boots | She/Her | Oh, yeah, I kind of made a movie too: https://youtu.be/lwbzq0eDavU?si=9tTYs3LU1ir-fNet Available Scripts: https://www.networkisa.org/profile/leah-simmons

5,350 Followers 3,244 Following 18,845 Posts Joined Jul 2023
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Thrilled to be appearing in theCurtain.org play Richard III!
Now-March 29th!

Opening week 10% Discount with Code: ROSE

Andrew Sellon (Gotham) as Richard, the bloodiest of Shakespeare's kings.
Tkts @www.thecurtain.com
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#theatresky #scriptsky #filmsky

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3 hours ago

Definitely! With so many of my stories leaning into desolate, Midwest locations, it feels like a fit.

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3 hours ago
House home Woman seen from second story bay window at night Woman leaning out Bay window of isolated home White home with woman in the door

You should check out Simon StΓ₯lenhag's work if you dig cassette futurism 😍

For me, I've always found Edward Hopper's work powerful in how stark and evocative it is; he captures a sense of scale and lonliness with all his work.

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10 hours ago
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Two words:

Sock puppet.

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10 hours ago

Why have we had a winter of zero major weather events until I'm required to travel? 🫠

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11 hours ago

Boy, ain't that the truth.

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11 hours ago
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11 hours ago

Oh no! 😱

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12 hours ago

Great news: happened twice more tonight πŸ˜‘

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12 hours ago

Congratulations!

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12 hours ago

Sorry to hear that!

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15 hours ago

Anyone want a pass to the Omaha Film Festival? My wife doesn't feel recovered enough from surgery to go.
#filmsky #scriptsky

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12 hours ago

Congratulations!

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15 hours ago

Massive congrats!

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17 hours ago

Fantastic news, CONGRATS!!!

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17 hours ago

Amazing!

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20 hours ago

can this be a solution?

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18 hours ago

Happy birthday! ✨

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19 hours ago

Back it again, trying to schedule my annual stuff and being told to use the automated system... which keeps scheduling me on the days I'm not available.

Then when I call in, they tell me I need to use the automated system 🫠

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20 hours ago
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20 hours ago
EXT. FARM - DAY

Corn.

An ocean of green cornstalks roll over endless prairie.

A man-made oasis tucked inside a shelter belt of cottonwoods.

Old red barn with chipping paint. Metal machine shed. A farmhouse with a sagging front porch.

PATRICK (40s) marches out with shotgun in hand, face awash in tears. A hardened farmer admitting defeat for the first time.

Muffled screams briefly escape from somewhere inside.

BREANNA (O.S.)

Please! Don't leave me down here!

Patrick slams the door shut.

Silence returns.

Boards creak as he steps across the porch, down the steps.

OPERATOR (V.O.)

9-1-1 what is your emergency?

PATRICK (V.O.)

I can't... I can't do this again...

He crosses the yard, disappears behind the machine shed.

OPERATOR (V.O.)

Sir, what is your emergency?

Heavy breathing between sobs.

PATRICK (V.O.)

Tell Breanna... Daddy's sorry.

A moment of hesitation.

Clouds drift overhead.

Golden corn tassels catch the slight breeze.

A shotgun BLAST.

Crows take to the sky as the reverberation turns intoβ€”

Super fun! And as someone who loves fonts, I enjoy how you lean into that to enhance your storytelling.

To me, a first page should not only feels like a lived-in world, but use the writer's voice to invite people to turn the page.

Here's the 1st page from my horror feature GERMINATION.

#Scriptsky

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20 hours ago

Check out Wendy's new writer website!

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22 hours ago

For real.

Don't we just have YouTube or TikTok now for this shit?

Insane.

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22 hours ago

HOW IS AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS STILL A THING?

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22 hours ago

Yeah, this is an insane ask for a part time gig.

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22 hours ago

I'm so sorry, how scary! πŸ«‚

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22 hours ago

Thanks! ✨

Really hoping when work settles down I can do some targeted querying.

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1 day ago

... and the flames will be visible from the USA.

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1 day ago

Historic levels of cringe being unearthed, just stunning.

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1 day ago

Thank you to the people who push me to put myself and my work out there because I will always think of myself last πŸ˜…

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