Broken Branches

Lisa Maydwell is originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana, she is an elementary school teacher with a love for writing. "I come from a family of award winning writers. It's in my blood." Ms. Maydwell's current project, Broken Branches, was filmed on location in Lithuania. Summer Media Studios sponsored a workshop which consisted of 45 participants, divided into seven teams. Broken Branches, an episode from Maydwell's "Trees" series. Won Best Film, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography. "The experience I gained during the Summer Media Studio program will definitely help advance my film making career," says Ms. Maydwell. Cooper's Plantation, from the "Trees" series, is also an award winning short film. Maydwell has fifteen additional "Trees" episodes, stories that are told by the trees that have inhabited the earth since the beginning of time, ready to be filmed. Lisa has to her credits a feature film, My Brother's Shadow, and a cooking show series called Cooking with Munchies, which airs in Denver Colorado. Lisa Maydwell's goal is to create memorable content for television and screen. Ms. Maydwell will be casting and on location for the upcoming film, The Forgotten Timepiece, of which she co-wrote the screenplay.