Script File
The Ghosts Of Harlem
Mystery surrounds the murder of an urban Black family in Harlem in the 1960’s. When the daughter of a prominent Professor at Columbia inherits a brownstone in Harlem decades later, strange things begin to happen in the house.
Claudia, a savy Ad Exec, inherits a renovated townhouse in Harlem. As she and her fiancé Manny explore the home strange occurrances begin to happen, such as keys mysteriously disappearing, kitchen cups moving, windows breaking and a feeling of oppression and doom.
As Claudia recounts her fathers past life, she unravels his old loves from photographs and reveals that he had a past life with a mistress whose family was brutually murdered. Her dear Mother knew nothing of the affair and her father kept it silent until his death.
Claudia discovers she is pregnant and that she will be working from her home at her job at an Ad Agency in Manhattan. She is asked to come up with an ad campaign for germ warfare. She wonders what kind of world she is bringing her baby into. This leads to her physical decline and she goes deeper and deeper into depression.
A strange caller keeps calling her and asking for Annabel. She becomes disturbed and goes looking for clues in her fathers papers. Her fiancé thinks she is obsessed with evil and warns her not to mess with dead spirits.
Claudia overcomes all when the real Annabelle reveals herself as the thought deceased mistress appears and Claudia surrenders the home to the rightful owner only to find that Annabelle wants no part of the home, only wants to make peace with her and let go of the tragic past.
A young woman inherits a townhouse only to discover it is haunted
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Heidi JacobsenWriterShanghai Palace, Sunburnt
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Project Type:Screenplay
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Number of Pages:52
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Country of Origin:United States
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Language:English
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First-time Screenwriter:No
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Student Project:No
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Widescreen Film and Music FestivalToronto Canada
June 28, 2024
Honorable Mention
Baby Vulture Films - Heidi Jacobsen
(561) 414-7008
heidi20202@gmail.com
2000-Present
Director/Writer
Created and wrote short films: Tee Talk Series, Strike Spy, Being Ed, Into The Wilderness, Granny Slots, Waters Bridge, Jason Ricci – The Making of A Music Video, Love Is All Around Us, Utopia, Louisianna, The Monkey and The Orange Tree.
Amazon Storyteller contest, Asian American International Film Festival and American Zoetroupe with original Screenplay “Shanghai Palace.” Wrote and self published a series of four Womens novels High, Sunburnt, Golf Widow, Noir and Patent Pending. Fiction for children, Patty the Black Cat Series, Sir Duke Pigeon Series and Simon The Silly Snail,
2000-Present
Assistant To Director
Assistant to film director Cliff Guest. Producer, Co-writer on projects.
2018 Producer for Blues Harmonica Artist Jason Ricci Music Video, “I’m Too Strong”, Ellersoul Records. Casting and production.
2000-Present
Blues Singer, “Heidi and The El Cats”
Performed in three international blues festivals/corporate events/private parties/clubs. Recorded three albums.
2012-2013
Content Developer/Childrens Animation
Created content for “Patty The Black Cat”
Books/Ebooks/Videos/Music/Products. Available on Kobo.com/Lulu.com/Barnes and Nobles.com/Youtube.com/Zazzle,com
Skills:
Word, Final Draft. KCDW Software, I Phone Film and Edit.
Education: BFA Environmental Design, Parsons School of Design, New York. Goals: Write, Create, Perform.
Film Festivals: Works by Heidi Jacobsen
“I Miss You Dad” Short Film
6th Annual I Phone Film Festival
Beverly Hills, California
November 11, 2016
“Mum Came to Visit” Short film
6th Annual I Phone Film Festival
Beverly Hills, California
November 11, 2016
“Shopaholic Webisode # 1”
Hollywood Screening Film Festival
Hollywood, California
Semi – Finalist March 11th & 12th, 2017
“Patty The Black Cat Goes to Key West”
Festival de Cortometrajes “Jose Fransisco Rosado”
Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Best Animated Short film
“Shanghai Palace” Best Screenplay – Finalist
Los Angeles Cinefest- January 14 Promenade Playhouse
Santa Monica, California
Semi-Finalist-Miami Epic Trailer Festival
“Gigging with The Blues Crusaders”, “Shopaholic Webisode # 3”, “Tales from the Blue Zone”.
Miami, Florida August 24, 2017
Selected Animation- “Patty The Black Cat Has a Lunch Date”
Geo Film Festival & Expo Cinema
Cittadella, Padova, Italy - November 9, 2017
Selected “Comedy Television Episode”
Atlanta Comedy Film Festival
Atlanta, Georgia December 11, 2017
Semi-Finalist “The Monkey and The Orange Tree” Play
Los Angeles Cinefest
Los Angeles, California January 14, 2018
“Utopia” Selected as Best Singer/Voice
European Cinematography Awards
Warsaw, Poland January 19, 2018
Selected “Gigging With The Blues Crusaders”
“Rock’ N ’Roll Film Festival
Kenya, Naiobi January 28th 2018
Selected “Blues Conspiracy”
Cefalu Film Festival
Sicily, Italy May 1, 2018
Selected “Heidi and The El Cats One Minute Movie”
60 Second International Film Festival
Islamabad, March 16th, 2018
Selected “Patty The Black Cat Goes to Key West” Animated
Al-Nahj International Film Festival
Karbala, Iraq, April 1, 2018
Semi Finalist “Louisianna” Best Song
Los Angeles Cinefest
Los Angeles, California
April 25. 2018
Selected, “Sunburnt”
Script Shop
Cincinnatti, OH
January 31, 2019
Semi- Finalist “Love Is All Around Us”
HCF Screenplay Competition
Los Angeles, California
March 29, 2019
Selected “Jason Ricci - The Making of A Music Video”
LGBTQ Shorts Film Festival
June 11, 2019
Uptown Girl.