Generations

A best-selling author, suffering from writer’s block and dangerous night terrors is forced to return to East Texas after her grandmother passes. Her world is turned upside down when she is pulled back into an alternate universe called the "in between” and must uncover generational secrets or remain in an endless cycle of nightmares that could lead to her death.

  • Jaylani M. Cortes
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay, Television Script
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Mystery, Psychological Thriller
  • Number of Pages:
    89
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Writer Biography - Jaylani M. Cortes

Born in San Francisco’s Mission District, Jaylani Roberts-Cortes was born into a musical family. Daughter of Jan Brown and Alan Roberts, Jaylani grew up around inventive minds. Always encouraged at an early age to express herself through the arts she was first introduced to film by her boyfriend who was studying film at Cal Berkeley. Jaylani began to read and study different directors and assisted him in the production of an 8-minute short film called “Silent.” She fell in love with filmmaking and supported with another 22-minute Documentary titled “The Life of Mark Cotton”. Her exposure to film through these two films sparked her personal relationship with filmmaking.

After a tough break up, Jaylani jumped into writing and directing her first feature length film “Shut Up and Dance” in September 2006. Shortly after its completion, Jaylani immediately started working on a gangster film, "Mercury’s Rule" shot in Oakland Ca. She traveled to Cannes Film Festival and later to Tribeca Film Festival with Mercury's Rule. In 2017, shortly after getting married, Jaylani began working on her most recent completed project, “Run” a short film about the dangers of social isolation for women. Today, Jaylani is in pre-production for her next film, "Generations" a story about 4 generations of women in her family and generational secrets.

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Writer Statement

My vision as a writer is to create stories that depict strong and brazen heroes and heroines. I am excited by both what frightens us and what frees us as humans. My stylistic approach reflects the exploration of relatable and witty dialogue, use of primary colors, playing with space and incorporating music to bring audience members into each story.