ANNIE & EMMY NOMINATED NERD AND WRITER
SHAKIRA PRESSLEY
WRITING SAMPLES:
CRYPTID CAFE
11-Minute Pilot
When Oakley and Brie are left in charge of an unhatched egg in their family's cafe full of literal monsters, the most they expect to happen is a chance at gaining responsibility , not for the creature to suddenly hatch and begin to hypnotize the customers and other monsters into doing its bidding. It's up to the cousins to work together and put an end to the baby monster’s tyranny.
FROSTBITE
Hr-long Drama/Fantasy
Along the lines of an African, LGBTQ, female-driven take series like WITCHER or GOD OF WAR, FROSTBITE follows a young woman's journey to avenge her family's death by collecting a series of magical artifacts to defeat African mythology's strongest creatures and deities known as Orisha.
LUCKYSTAR
Hr-Long Action/Sci-Fi
Two fanboys discover their favorite cheesy 80’s superhero TV show is real... along with its always lucky star, LUCKYSTAR, and they must work together to bring him home. MANDOLORIAN meets LAST ACTION HERO.
Additional Samples:
The series following a young girl and her robot best friend on a dangerous journey to save her little brother and liberate their people from enormous invading aliens known as Colossus.
The series follows 12-yr-old Frankie as she tries to reunite the two sides of her rivalring family; made up of creative types, who can either draw or write any creature or object to life.
Hr-Long Sci-Fi/Drama/YA
THE OBSOLETES, follows two high school brothers who are humanoid robots hiding in plain sight in a society where they are outlawed, as they search for their missing parents while trying to keep their true identity secret.
Half-Hr Animation Pilot
KaixJu vs. the Colossus is a serialized action-adventure animated series following a young girl and her robot best friend on a dangerous journey to save her little brother and liberate their people from enormous invading aliens known as Colossus.
Half-Minute, Animation Pilot
The Last Bookstore is an Action/Comedy series following 12-yr-old Frankie as she tries to reunite the two sides of her rivalring family; made up of creative types, who can either draw or write any creature or object to life.