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Lucy Wilkins

As a first-gen, low-income writer-director from a farm town in Northern England, Lucy chose a different path by becoming a Sutton Trust-Fulbright Scholar at Yale. From helping her illiterate grandparents on fairgrounds to now having her writing recognized; Lucy writes about naughty disruptors who embrace the chaos. Lucy got her MFA in Screenwriting from the John Wells Writing for Screen and Telev…

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Barely Recognizable

Barely Recognizable · 2022

Barely Recognizable

A movie musical about eating disorder recovery and overcoming perceptions of perfection. It follows the first couple of weeks of college for Gracie, a young woman who has (mostly) recovered from an eating disorder. As she attempts to forge a new identity on campus, her new surroundings and the challenges associated with her transition to college life cause the recovery to teeter. With the help of Isa, a drop-dead gorgeous sophomore beauty queen, Gracie ultimately discovers that recovery is not linear, but rather, takes several twists and turns along the way.

Three Balloons

In the weeks after an abortion, a young woman and her boyfriend find themselves grieving differently, alone together. A joint grief ritual to bridge the disconnect proves that some shared losses never fully belong to the past.

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Barely Recognizable

Barely Recognizable · 2022

Barely Recognizable

A movie musical about eating disorder recovery and overcoming perceptions of perfection. It follows the first couple of weeks of college for Gracie, a young woman who has (mostly) recovered from an eating disorder. As she attempts to forge a new identity on campus, her new surroundings and the challenges associated with her transition to college life cause the recovery to teeter. With the help of Isa, a drop-dead gorgeous sophomore beauty queen, Gracie ultimately discovers that recovery is not linear, but rather, takes several twists and turns along the way.

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Three Balloons

In the weeks after an abortion, a young woman and her boyfriend find themselves grieving differently, alone together. A joint grief ritual to bridge the disconnect proves that some shared losses never fully belong to the past.

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