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DEPENDA[BLE]

A headstrong army wife welcomes home her husband from a year long deployment overseas, but when he returns carrying more than just his suitcases, Meg must decide how far she’ll go - and what she’s willing to lose - to keep her family whole.

Quarterfinalist, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, 2025

Quarterfinalist, Shore Scripts Feature Competition, 2025

Quarterfinalist, Emerging Screenwriters Competition, 2026

Finalist, Joan Bressler 'Set in Philadelphia' Screenwriting Competition, 2026

Feature | Drama | Request a copy | View Pitch Deck

"The story of the military family is an important [one] that has not been told. And Rachel has the experience and the talent to deliver on that story. I recommend her screenplay DEPENDA[BLE] without reservation."

- Donald Hewitt, screenwriter

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Newsworthy

Two guys walk into a bar. One of them is a dead man.

Semifinalist, WeScreenplay Diverse Voices 2017

Quarterfinalist, Screencraft Short Film Screenplay Competition 2016

Quarterfinalist, NYC Midnight Short Screenplay Competition, 2016

Short | Crime Caper + Drama | 11 pages | Download a copy

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For Rent

A professional actor-for-hire uses his skills to fill the gaps in other people's lives, but when the lines are blurred, it's hard to tell who's playing what role.

Semifinalist, Let's Make It! 8th LET'S MAKE IT!

Screenwriting contest, 2020

Short | Drama | 6 pages | Download a copy

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Best Friends Forever

When a young girl starts seeking help for a childhood filled with trauma, she learns things about her best friend she wishes weren't true.

Quarterfinalist, Screencraft Short Film Screenplay Competition, 2023

Quarterfinalist, Outstanding Screenplays Short Competition, 2023

Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic Short Screenplay

Awards Season 7 - 2022

Short | Drama | 18 pages | Learn more

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El Maestro

Written with Adrian Alvarado

Inspired by the true events of Pedro Albizu Campos, a Puerto Rican attorney and politician, and the leading figure in the Puerto Rican independence movement. 

Short | Drama | Request a copy (NDA Required)

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Roll the Dice

Knowing how to play a boardgames is half the battle of actually playing, but when fantasy characters, like Troll, can't separate "fantasy" and "reality," it gives a whole new meaning to the term "role playing."

Short | Fantasy + Comedy | 7 pages | Download a copy

A priest struggling with his faith is tasked with performing a last-chance exorcism for a young man plagued by powerful demons, and when he learns why the young man is under attack, he must do everything he can to save him.

Short | Horror | 10 pages | Download a copy

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Pray for Us Sinners

Let's tell a story together!

Thanks! We'll be in touch!

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