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Pearl of Wisdom

As the self-appointed head of her school’s new 2-Steppers Comedy and Counseling Club, 12-year-old Pearl cuts a commanding presence. Under the noses of faculty, staff, parents, and cliques, Pearl assembles her angst-ridden peers into an unofficial group of humorists, who pan for proverbial comedy gold in the hills and valleys of middle school. The 2-Steppers use wit to anticipate and navigate (as in, handle/maneuver/finesse/weather the storm of) every manner of tween annoyance . . . from mundane homework assignments to epic family feuds. There are plenty of missteps, but no worries! These are elemental to the kids’ work-in-progress, public comedy performance. What could go wrong, except . . . everything???

  • Marlene Sharp
    Writer
    SNACK WORLD
  • Indrani Pillai
    Executive Producers
    UNGLI
  • Marlene Sharp
    Executive Producers
    SONIC BOOM
  • Rainshine Entertainment
    Company Credit
    KINTOONS; YOUNG CAPTAIN NEMO; WEDGIE & GIZMO
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay, Short Script, Television Script, Treatment, Other
  • Genres:
    Animation, comedy, kids, family
  • Number of Pages:
    18
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Austin Comedy Film Festival
    Austin, Texas, USA
    May 15, 2021
    Finalist, Best Comedy Teleplay Award
  • Night of Comedy Shorts
    Milan, Italy
    March 30, 2021
    Winner, Screenplay - Honorable Mention
  • Great Message Film Festival
    Pune, India
    March 27, 2021
    Winner, Best Screenplay
  • Wiki Screenplay Contest
    Santa Barbara, CA
    April 11, 2021
    Winner, Screenplay - Honorable Mention
  • KIDS FIRST! Film Festival
    Santa Fe, New Mexico
    April 20, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Top Indie Film Awards
    Tokyo, Japan
    February 11, 2022
    Nominee, Best Short Film Script
Writer Biography - Marlene Sharp

Marlene Sharp is a creative and business-savvy multi-media multi-hyphenate who originally hails from New Orleans but is now a (San Fernando) Valley girl. Firmly ensconced in LA life, Marlene is top dawg at Pink Poodle Productions. Trusted collaborators include Rainshine Entertainment and its subsidiaries, such as Kinsane Entertainment, Raijin Studios, and WeirdAss Comedy; WeFixYourScript.com; ToonBo; and The Center for Learning Unlimited. Prior to Pink Poodle, Marlene served as Director, Production at LEVEL-5 abby, home of YO-KAI WATCH and other hit video game-based franchises.

Formerly, as Producer, TV Series, at Sega of America, Marlene worked on much more than Teen Choice Award-nominated Cartoon Network series SONIC BOOM. In fact, her Hedgehog duties took her to the heights of nerd-dom as an official San Diego Comic-Con 2017 panelist.

As a freelance journalist, Marlene concentrates on pop culture for buzz-worthy online fan destinations, such as BroadwayWorld.com, DOGTV, ToonBarn.com, Geekified.net, and CultureSonar.com. As a short film auteur, she has snagged recognition at Los Angeles Shorts International Film Fest, Kids First! Film Festival, Canine Film Festival, and San Luis Obispo Film Festival. Marlene is the proud winner of the 2019 LA Shorts International Film Fest Script Competition (an Oscar and BAFTA-qualifying fest), at which her backdoor sitcom pilot BORN IN LA received a staged reading by The Groundlings.

As a human being, basically, Marlene Sharp loves all kinds of pups. For proof of the aforementioned, please see her website www.pinkpoodleproductions.com.

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Writer Statement

Thank you for considering my humble offerings herein. To learn more about my company and me, please see www.pinkpoodleproductions.com.