UPCOMING
SWIFT FOX ENTERTAINMENT presents...
Teens interrupted:
tHE LOST YEAR
14 Los Angeles 9th graders share how missing a year of high school during the pandemic upended their lives.
4 years later, they open up about the lasting impact.
A middle daughter wooed by a wife killer.
An unusually tall princess who marries a monster.
A misanthropic duke cursed to a loveless life.
Resourceful maidens, dangerous beasts and misunderstood men rewrite the rules of love, marriage and family in this small anthology of fairy tales written by a mother and daughter.
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Annie Postman is an award-winning screenwriter, director and producer. Most recently, in 2022, she wrote Unstoppable: The Julie Krone Story, produced by Yvonne Chotzen and Rose Kuo of Netflix, a feature biopic inspired by the winningest female jockey in thoroughbred racing history. Annie is currently completing a feature documentary she directed and wrote, Teens Interrupted: The Lost Year, about 14 Los Angeles teenagers whose lives were upended by the pandemic.
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Previous films and scripts include co-directing and writing the feature documentary American Rider, produced by former Universal Pictures President Thom Mount and Live Entertainment, with Keanu Reeves, Joe Pesci and Peter Fonda; the screenplays Mating Games, optioned by Trillion Entertainment at Raleigh Studios; Gunplay, produced by the indie company Social Breakdown Films; Climbing Husband Hill, optioned by Gorman Creative; and The Fallback Guy, optioned by director George Kaczender’s company.
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In television, Annie has produced, directed and written over 25 narrative, reality and nonfiction series, as well as pilots and specials that have aired on NBC, CBS, HBO, MSNBC, Discovery, History, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, WE, HGTV and others. One standout was being a staff writer on the comedy series My Crazy Ex on Lifetime Movie Network.
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Annie began her career as a set production assistant and second AD on movies produced by Dino De Laurentiis in Wilmington, North Carolina. She worked for Hollywood heavy hitters including David Lynch, Nicolas Roeg, David Kelley, Bob Clark, Stephen King, Richard Pearce, Michael Hausman, Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Theresa Russell, John Hurt, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson and others. One high point was serving as Second Assistant Director on Christopher Coppola’s horror flick Dracula’s Widow, starring ex-porn star Sylvia Kristel (Emmanuelle).
Annie got an MFA at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts where her thesis film, “Fighting Fish,” won the Student Emmy for Comedy. She currently teaches screenwriting at USC as an Adjunct Assistant Professor.
FILM + TV
I have scripted, produced and directed narrative and nonfiction film and television professionally for over 25 years. I have won awards and honors for my work.
I love creating personal pieces as much as mainstream commercial stories. Working with a team is especially fulfilling.
Below is an 8-minute PORTFOLIO/REEL as well as a selection of stories. For a complete list of works, please contact me.
Writer-Director PORTFOLIO/REEL (8:20)
WRITER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR
"Bobbie's Story," Videography
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WRITER
Ep. 33: "Frisky Business"
My Crazy Ex, Lifetime Movie Network
WRITER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR
"My Story,"
WAVES member Videography
WRITER
Always a Bridesmaid
The Wedding Channel
WRITER/CO-DIRECTOR
"Keanu and his bike"
American Rider, Live Entertainment
WRITER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR
"Fighting Fish"
Student Emmy in Comedy 1993
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
WRITER
"Mama's Boy," My Crazy Ex
Lifetime Movie Network
WRITER
C.O. Karen Talley Attack
Lockup, MSNBC
WRITER
Herbert Stenger Crash
Episode 53, Destroyed in Seconds
PRINT + WEB
My writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, LA Parent, Newsday, Publisher's Weekly, the International Herald Tribune, and other places. Here is a small selection. For a complete list of articles and stories, please contact me.
And They Wed
KDP Publishing
Love Among the Ruins
Medium
Photo by Friends of Big Bear Valley 2020
See Jane Run... to Jail
Medium
Photo by Kelley Sikkema on Unsplash
Our Love Affair is Based on Animal Magnetism
Los Angeles Times
Art by Alison George / For the Times
UPCOMING
FIELD NOTES ON A FAMILY
This “faux memoir” captures a naive wife and mother’s blunt, unintentionally absurd account of managing her family’s life in Los Angeles with high hopes and a serious cash shortage.
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TEACHING
I have spent years learning and practicing the art of teaching students how to write. I usually begin by teaching them to appreciate great screenwriters. Next, I encourage them to tune into their unique life experiences - places where they are truly the experts. Little by little, their voices emerge. Then, we just get to it, learning through practice, experimentation, and risk taking.
I am proud to be an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Screenwriting at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, where I received my own education. I teach core curriculum BFA and MFA classes as well as electives. My courses include Creating the Short Film, Writing the Feature Script, Writing the Relationship Screenplay, and Advanced Feature Rewriting,
I am also honored to be a Senior Lecturer in Writing at Loyola Marymount University's excellent School for Film and Television. I began my teaching career at that institution by creating courses in Writing and Producing Reality TV and Creating Unscripted Series.
My current and former students win awards, screen at festivals, sell scripts and series, and get hired on a regular basis. I hope they will remember me kindly if I ever need a job.
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What they're saying about AND THEY WED:
Beautifully written, enchanting stories. Bravo to the writing duo- who knew fairytales could be page turners and so powerful! A delight to read!
VANESSA RACHMANINOFF,
Businesswoman & Mother