Go Ask Alice

A struggling waitress becomes a Human Lab Rat to find the cure that will save her daughter’s life and starts a revolution that threatens to topple the entire pharmaceutical industry... if it doesn’t kill her first.

  • JoAnn Hess
    Writer
    Rise of Heroes: The Legend of the Guardian, Cookster: The Darkest Days, grandfella, The Devil's Dandruff, Our Father
  • Project Type:
    Television Script
  • Genres:
    Drama, Thriller
  • Number of Pages:
    60
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Austin Film Fstival
    Austin, TX
    September 21, 2018
    2nd Rounder
  • Action on Film Festival
    Las Vegas, NV
    August 24, 2018
    Best Dramatic Short
  • WeScreenplay TV Pilot Competition
    Los Angeles, CA
    September 4, 2018
    Quarterfinalist
  • Austin Revolution Festival
    Austin, TX
    February 16, 2019
    Winner, Best TV Pilot
  • PAGE Awards

    September 14, 2019
    Semifinalist - TV Drama
  • Roadmap Writers, JumpStart Competition

    October 17, 2020
    Top 50 - TV Pilots
  • Screenplay Festival

    September 6, 2019
    FINALIST - 1hr TV Pilot
Writer Biography - JoAnn Hess

Jo Ann writes dynamic, character-driven stories about misfits and miscreants as they struggle to find their place in unfamiliar or unforgiving worlds. Her stories focus on people who empower themselves and deal with the consequences of their choices... as we all struggle with daily.

Optioned and contracted for hire by producers in both the US, UK, and Australia, JoAnn has an innate ability to take a producer/director's original concept or adapt IP and translate it into a workable screenplay and as such has collaborated on several projects. Her scripts have garnered interest from several major production companies, including Netflix, Muse Entertainment, Estuary Films, and Tubi TV. She has several projects being packaged through MarVista Entertainment, Evolutionary Films, and Worldwide Entertainment & Media.

As the Creative Executive for London Angel Film (AUS), JoAnn is responsible for the development of the company's slate of films working closely with the Production team reading, providing coverage, and rewriting scripts to ready them for production. She is also part of Disney's Creative Talent Development & Inclusion team (CTDI) which connects creative talent with diverse stories to opportunities across Disney General Entertainment Content (DGE).

JoAnn Has won or placed in numerous, prestigious award competitions including PAGE Awards, Final Draft's Big Break, Austin Film Festival, London Film Awards, and New Hope Film Festival, and is a prestigious Torino ScriptLab selectee, one of only eight projects chosen each year.

As an Army brat and Navy wife, JoAnn has lived and traveled all over the world giving her a unique perspective of culture, a sense of adventure, and an understanding of the threads of connection that bind us all together.

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Writer Statement

Passion... I'm passionate about the stories I write, the relationships I create throughout the film-making process and devotion to the craft. I am a seeker of truth... pushing through fear and anxiety to understand the underlying essence of each scene, character and plot-line. I seek to illustrate the growing changes each character must make... from damaged to a healthy state... so they may become who they are meant to be. In doing so, I engage the audience in the process enabling them to discover some truth within themselves.

Each script is written with essential business decisions in mind to maximize marketability. These key elements include High concept, attractive roles for actors, and a conflict-driven transformational journey that meets budget specific requirements. I am particularly adept at creating dynamic characters that are universally relatable and reach audiences on a deep emotional level. Through interest techniques and strong structure, I create a story that captures one's attention all the way to FADE OUT.