Hair Wraith-Script

A troubled young woman believes she is being haunted by a wreath made from the hair of her abusive dead mother.

  • Jenny Popovich
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Short Script
  • Number of Pages:
    14
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Screencraft Film Fund
    Santa Monica, CA
    January 2, 2023
    Quarterfinalist
  • 13HORROR.COM Film and Screenlay Contest
    Hollywood, CA
    April 15, 2023
    Finalist
  • The Horror Hotel International Film Festival
    Strongsville, Ohio
    April 19, 2023
    Honorable Mention
  • Richmond International Film Festival
    Richmond, VA
    June 13, 2023
    Finalist, Short Script
  • Coverfly
    Los Angeles, CA
    July 3, 2023
    The Red List-Horror Shorts
  • FilmQuest
    Provo, Utah
    September 7, 2023
    Official Selection
Writer Biography - Jenny Popovich

Jenny is an Assistant Professor of Film Production at Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Jenny’s scripts and films tell relevant twenty-first century stories with memorable and engaging characters. Jenny is a strong advocate for female representation both in front of and behind the camera. Her female-centered films and screenplays offer believable characters and unique plots. Her films have screened and won in over 38 festivals, including festivals in Mexico, Peru, Austria, Canada, and Switzerland. In the United States, Jenny’s films have been showcased at the Central Florida Film Festival, Best Horror Shorts Film Festival, WPRN Women’s International Film Festival, and The Cutting Room International Film Festival.

Jenny’s Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi, and Horror scripts have been honored at several prestigious film festivals. These include the WPRN Women’s International Film Festival, Summer in the South Film Festival, and FilmQuest. Jenny’s work received recognition at The New York Science Fiction Film Festival. It was also acknowledged by the ScreenCraft Film Fund and Coverfly’s Red List. Additionally, she received honors from The Richmond International Film Festival. Her feature screenplay, Monster Girl, a coming-of-age comedy-drama, was workshopped and received a table reading with SAG-AFTRA performers at The Lady Filmmakers Film Festival in Beverly Hills, CA. Jenny was interviewed by Sinister Magazine for an article on her horror short, Hair Wraith.

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Writer Statement

As a six-year-old living in a rural town in Michigan, I got into a fight with a friend of mine over what film to watch on "Movie Night." She wanted to watch Hocus Pocus. I wanted to watch Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). We watched Hocus Pocus. Afterwards, I went home and watched Nightmare, until my mother "caught" me and threw the video tape into the trash.

That's when I decided I must make movies.