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Kathryn Machi, MFA Fiction and Screenwriting, also studied journalism and modern dance as an undergrad at SFSU. She currently helms ViviLu/Wing & Feather Productions developing feminist-, community- and performance-oriented screenplays and stories for international audiences ages 10 to 110. FIREBIRD and JUNE ROSE, with settings in the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma, have received official endorsement from the Cherokee Nation for historical and cultural accuracy, and have garnered high praise from the Black List. An enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and a dual U.S.-French citizen, Kathryn is also a California state-certified holistic arts professional and instructor with 20+ years of experience. She has two bi-cultural adult children and lives with her husband in the Outer Sunset district of San Francisco.
PROJECTS:
JUNE ROSE, a limited TV series, is a family/period drama set in a late 1960s San Francisco bursting with protesters, police, and Flower Power. June Rose, a vivacious Catholic housewife and mother of three teenagers, permanently raises her family’s consciousness when she reunites with her father and accidentally discovers her long-hidden Cherokee ancestry. Based on true events, JUNE ROSE is a fiscally sponsored project with Filmmakers Collaborative San Francisco, whose mission is to "support compelling films and campaigns that engage audiences and create tangible public benefit."
FIREBIRD, a contemporary dance/family drama, portrays a gifted teenage Cherokee ballerina with a fractured home life who travels to France to perform in her dream ballet. An exuberant, cinematically beautiful, and “feel good” story, FIREBIRD was a Sundance Second Rounder, a Quarterfinalist in Austin Film and Screencraft drama screenwriting competitions, and has been officially endorsed by the Cherokee Nation.
BUZZ, a post-modern, feminist dance thriller, is set in contemporary San Francisco and stars Earth's superheroes: Bees! BUZZ is based on Kathryn's unpublished novella, The Dangergirls and Other Love Stories, and was optioned by Mar Vista Entertainment in early 2019.
ViviLu Productions also offers script and story consulting, editing, and proofreading services. Please direct inquiries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./415.250.5596.
ViviLu's logo is taken from "Nirvana," by San Francisco artist Pam Borelli. http://sfwomenartists.org/artist/pam-borrelli/
About
ViviLu Production's founder/writer/producer, Kathryn Machi, MFA Fiction and Screenwriting, studied journalism as an undergrad at SFSU and modern dance in NYC. A proud American-French citizen and enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, Kathryn is also a holistic arts professional and educator. She has two adult children and lives with her husband in the Outer Sunset district of San Francisco, the “cool gray City of Love.”
PROJECTS:
JUNE ROSE, a limited TV series, is a family/period drama set in a late 1960s San Francisco bursting with protesters, police, and Flower Power. June Rose, a vivacious Catholic housewife and mother of three teenagers, permanently raises her family’s consciousness when she reunites with her father and accidentally discovers her long-hidden Cherokee ancestry. Based on true events and inspired by Kathryn's mother's life, JUNE ROSE is a fiscally sponsored project with Filmmakers Collaborative San Francisco, whose mission is to "support compelling films and campaigns that engage audiences and create tangible public benefit."
FIREBIRD, a contemporary dance/family drama, portrays a gifted teenage Cherokee ballerina with a fractured home life who travels to France to perform in her dream ballet. An exuberant, cinematically beautiful, and “feel good” PG-rated story, FIREBIRD won Best Feature Screenplay at Tulsa American Film Festival 2019, and is officially endorsed by the Cherokee Nation.
BUZZ, a post-modern, feminist dance thriller, is set in contemporary San Francisco and stars Earth's superheroes: Bees! BUZZ is based on Kathryn's unpublished novella, The Dangergirls and Other Love Stories, and was optioned by Mar Vista Entertainment in 2019.
ViviLu also offers script and story consulting, editing, and proofreading services. Please direct inquiries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./415.250.5596.
ViviLu's logo is taken from "Nirvana," by San Francisco artist Pam Borelli. http://sfwomenartists.org/artist/pam-borrelli/
