Projects
Take peak at my upcoming projects and contact me to get involved.
B.B. y Gordo (SUBMISSIONS)
Janelle Lee Austin: Writer
Screenplay - 30-Minute TV Pilot
A hard-drinking, pill-pushing 50-year-old Latina, caught up in wild nights and younger men, is forced to reckon with her past when her troubled grandson lands on her doorstep. In a gritty fight for redemption, she must decide if she’s too far gone or ready to grab the second chance she never saw coming.
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TV Pilot: Honorable Mention at Big Apple Screen Film Festival (2024)
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TV Pilot: Official Selection and Nominee at the Austin Revolution Film Festival (2025)
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TV Pilot: Semi-Finalist ATX TV Festival Pitch Competition (2025)
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TV Pilot: Women's Comedy Film Festival Atlanta Official Selection & Nominee for Best Dramedy Short Story (2025)
Pressure Points (PRE-PRO)
Janelle Lee Austin: Writer / Director
Screenplay - 10-Minute Short Film
Lifelong friends reignite their marriage drought with the help of a reflexology master. But even as their secret sessions create reinvigorating sparks, it also creates a new set of problems, but they soon discover that the solution was within them all along.
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The Paperman (SUBMISSIONS)
Janelle Lee Austin: Writer
Screenplay - 120-Page Feature Drama
Based on true events in Great Bend, Kansas, an introverted paper delivery man must find his courage to protect a new family, stand up to bullies, and become the "man of the house" in a small town that tests his limits.
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Feature Screenplay: Second Rounder at Austin Film Festival (2024)
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Feature Screenplay: Official Selection LA Film & Documentary Award (2025)
The Veil She Wore (PRE-PRO)
Janelle Lee Austin: Co-Writer
Screenplay - 20-Minute Horror Short Film
After newlyweds Blake and Lily break down on a deserted road, Lily—pregnant and submissive—encounters a sinister entity that reveals the true, violent nature of Blake’s lineage. Armed with this knowledge, Lily takes control of her fate, making the unthinkable choice to end her pregnancy and sever the family’s dark legacy before it consumes her and her future.
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Short Screenplay: Best Script at Ethereal Horror Festival (2024)
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Former Title: The Road to Gonzales​
