Hello
My name is Cathy Grassi. I'm excited to serve up this family comedy as my debut story since graduating from Full Sail University in 2021 with my master's degree in creative writing( primarily on screenwriting for film and television).
Since I was a child, I always wanted to be a writer (of mystery novels), but as I grew older, my interests changed, but not my love of storytelling. I always loved movies but never really dreamed of becoming a filmmaker until after college.
Family Matters is my first feature film and will not be my last. I am also working on expanding one of my college short scripts into a feature called, "Curtains".
I hope you enjoy coming along on this adventure with me as we develop and create Family Matters. I would love to hear from you: Do you think Alexa will pursue her acting career or stay with her father and run the family business?
Family Matters
Since Alexa was six years-old, she dreamed of becoming an actress. At ten years-old, her father left for America to open his own restaurant with the plan that he would send for her.
Alexa develops her love for the movies when her grandmother takes her to the
cinema as a way of coping with missing her father. By eighteen years-old, she makes the trip to America on her own to join her father and also pursue her dreams of acting.
Alexa clashes with John’s traditional values from the way she dresses to her
choice of career. Her only ally is Jim, the restaurant host who encourages her to
chase her dreams.