COURTESY, AZ (1954)

After her Father’s death, obedient misfit Elinor must find her place between her mother’s debutante society and a bohemian artist counterculture.

Exploring female relationships, resilience, and the power it takes to become yourself despite societal pressures, Pinned is an intimate, uniquely feminine coming-of-age story, on the road to becoming an independent feature film.

What Does a ‘uniquely feminine’ coming-of-age story look like?

It is characterized by observation and exploration, by choices made in powerless positions. It prioritizes female community, but includes men as part of a pastiche of relationships. Its structure might be untraditional, with plot as a journey, a recipe for an arc. It is told sincerely, authentically, thoughtfully.

Why now?

The expectation for women to fit a certain “ideal” is just as strong today as it was in the 1950s. Today, while there may be more options for women to choose their own path, the prevalence of influencer culture, the conservative tradwife movement, and the overturning of Roe v. Wade continue to drive home the message that the safest route for women is conformity and submission. Pinned questions the influences that make up that message: media, family, religion, society — and explores what happens when women craft their identities because of or in spite of them.

Join us for the upcoming Table Read of the screenplay on August 17th.

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