Script File
STRAIGHT
Ruth is a couples’ counselor/sex therapist raised by lesbian moms. Though she is terrific with her clients, encouraging them to open up to their intimate desires, she herself has a stilted and painfully vanilla sex life with her British chef fiancé. When their engagement fizzles, she is left to seek an empowered singlehood and must take her own relationship advice.
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Emma Tattenbaum-FineWriterRefinery29 branded content writer, Consulting Producer on Almost Genius, TruTV
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Project Type:Television Script
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Number of Pages:34
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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
Emma Tattenbaum-Fine has written comedy for (and acted alongside) quirky luminaries like Reggie Watts, Al Sharpton, and Aparna Nancherla. She’s collaborated with Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls at the Party and written for Comedy Central’s Indecision 2012, Refinery29, and worked as a story producer on Almost Genius for TruTV. She’s a finalist for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee’s mentorship program; a 2017 Peabody Institute Career Development grant recipient; and a 2015 College Humor grant winner. She was a comedian panelist for this year's "Women's Leadership Initiative" at Yale and did standup at Caroline’s Comedy Club as a 2016 Comedy Central “Comic to Watch.” Emma is the online voice of female-driven Rosalind Productions across all of its social media and has worked with several female authors, producers, and actresses to build their online brand and strategy. Emma's audio album of personal, funny essays is available at www.emmatattenbaumfine.com
In much of my writing, I look for funny and impactful ways to tell the story of my two moms, who met 40 years ago at a loft party in Soho and, in 1985, embarked on the adventure of raising a child together as a lesbian couple. With this pilot, I'm focusing on how their bravery and the scars of the challenges they've faced, impact their straight daughter. My mothers are hilarious. As a comedian, I want to share this fictionalized version of my family's story and allow LGBTQ millennials a chance at a little voyeurism into the dynamics of such a family, now that they are starting their own.