MAC + BETH

When an ambitious teenage girl and her high school's shiftless basketball coach fall in love in the 90s, they have to, like, totally murder some dudes using the relationship to stop her from going Ivy League.

  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Genres:
    drama, Psychological thriller, Shakespeare
  • Number of Pages:
    95
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Inroads Fellowship
    online
    May 15, 2021
    Quarter finalist
  • Creative World Awards
    Los Angeles
    August 22, 2021
    Finalist
  • Table Read My Screenplay - Austin
    Austin, Texas
    Semi-finalist
  • LaunchPad Feature Competition
    Online
    September 18, 2021
    Second Round
Writer Biography

Jaime Kawamoto is finally putting her BFA in screenwriting to work after a very long detour into working with rescue dogs. She sharpened her skills with time spent in the improv world, most notably going through the Second City Toronto conservatory program.

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Writer Statement

What drives me to create is a desire to change how women are perceived. Too often what I see on screen reflects what men want us to be. My characters are ambitious women who aren't defined by motherhood or marriage and don't set themselves up to compete with other women.