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Kathryn Machi, MFA Fiction Writing and Screenwriting, also studied journalism and modern dance in San Francisco where she currently helms ViviLu Productions. Under this banner, she creates feminist, community-, and performance-oriented screenplays and stories for international audiences ages 10 to 110. Her screenplays, FIREBIRD, BUZZ, and JUNE ROSE, have placed well in U.S. screenwriting festivals and have received high marks and enthusiastic industry reads on the Black List. The scripts were developed via Sundance Co//ab, the Community of Screenwriters at Squaw Valley, California Film Institute, and respected industry consultants, including award-winning Montreal film director Michel Poulette and acclaimed screenwriting author Linda Seger.
An enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, Kathryn also holds dual U.S.-French nationalities and is a California state-certified holistic arts professional with 20+ years of experience. She is currently developing a low-budget dramedy set in a high-end spa, a book of short stories set in SF's Sunset District, and a poetically practical self-care book for moms and daughters. She has two grown children and lives with her husband on the foggy western edge of the City.
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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. Based on true events and inspired by Kathryn's mother's life, JUNE ROSE is endorsed by the Cherokee Nation and 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, is an exuberant, cinematically beautiful, “feel good” story. The script won Best Feature Screenplay in the Moondance and Tulsa American Film Festival competitions, was a Sundance Second Rounder, a Quarterfinalist in Austin Film and Screencraft drama screenwriting competitions, 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 BUZZ is based on Kathryn's unpublished novella, The Dangergirsl and Other Love Stories, and was optioned by Mar Vista Entertainment in 2019.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,"Nirvana," is generously donated by San Francisco artist Pam Borelli. http://sfwomenartists.org/artist/pam-borrelli/
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Kathryn Machi, MFA in Fiction Writing and Screenwriting, also studied journalism and modern dance in San Francisco where she currently helms ViviLu Productions. Under this banner, she creates feminist, community-, and performance-oriented screenplays and stories for international audiences ages 10 to 110. Her screenplays, FIREBIRD, BUZZ, and JUNE ROSE, have placed well in U.S. screenwriting festivals and have received high marks and enthusiastic industry reads on the Black List. The scripts were developed via Sundance Co//ab, the Community of Screenwriters at Squaw Valley, California Film Institute, and respected industry consultants including Montreal film director Michel Poulette and screenwriting author Linda Seger.
An enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, Kathryn also holds dual U.S.-French nationalities, and is a California state-certified holistic arts professional with 20+ years of experience. She is currently developing a low-budget dramedy set in a high-end spa, a book of short stories set in SF's Sunset District, and a poetically practical self-care book for moms and daughters. She has two grown children and lives with her husband on the foggy western edge of the City.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. Based on true events and inspired by Kathryn's mother's life, JUNE ROSE is endorsed by the Cherokee Nation and 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, is an exuberant, cinematically beautiful, “feel good” story. The script won Best Feature Screenplay in the Moondance and Tulsa American Film Festival competitions, was a Sundance Second Rounder, a Quarterfinalist in Austin Film and Screencraft drama screenwriting competitions, 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"Nirvana," is generously donated by San Francisco artist Pam Borelli. http://sfwomenartists.org/artist/pam-borrelli/
