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DEVELOPMENT
HISTORY:
8/18/21
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STATUS:
currently in development |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Disney Branded Television's press release, August 2021) Disney Branded Television is developing the original movie "From the Desk of Zoe Washington," based on the critically acclaimed book from debut author Janae Marks. Multiple award-winning actress Kerry Washington (ABC's "Scandal") and Academy Award(R)-nominated Pilar Savone ("Django Unchained"), both of Simpson Street Productions, and Effie T. Brown ("Dear White People") of Gamechanger Films are set to executive produce. The announcement was made at today's Television Critics Association Virtual Summer Press Tour. "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" centers around middle-schooler and aspiring pastry chef Zoe, who sets her sights auditioning as a contestant on Food Network's "Kids Bake Challenge" the summer before seventh grade. One day, Zoe receives a letter from her father, Marcus, who was sent to prison right before she was born. Because Zoe's mom has never wanted her to have a relationship with Marcus, Zoe keeps the letter a secret. Zoe and her father soon begin corresponding regularly and Marcus shares his favorite songs with her and is supportive of her baking-competition dreams. When Marcus proclaims his innocence, Zoe is shocked: How could someone innocent end up in prison? With the help of her grandmother and her friend Trevor, Zoe begins to learn about systemic racism and how Marcus may have found himself unjustly imprisoned and embarks on a quest to set her biological father free. |
CREW INFORMATION:
· Effie T. Brown as EP
· Janae Marks as BOOK
· Kerry Washington as EP
· Pilar Savone as EP
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GENRE(S):
· mow
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Gamechanger Films
· Simpson Street Productions
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