Work one-on-one with an executive at mutually agreed upon times around your schedule. To start, you'll have a 15-minute strategy call with your executive to get the lay of the land for the month. Then, you’ll have email access to your executive throughout, plus four one-hour story notes sessions. Work on a single screenplay or multiple scripts plus get additional notes on your pitch, brand strategy, and career advice - work your mentorship to its fullest potential!
Take me somewhere new! Put me squarely inside the narrative, and I will take that ride with you. It's all about hitting the story beats - I don't need a million descriptions about each characters as I should understand their motivations from their interactions with each other.
I would love to hear about one-hour multigenerational family dramas.
gratuitous violence, overt misogyny, or very dark undertones
Highly regarded for her global expertise in content development, acquisitions, sales and coproductions, Sarah's executive experience spans TV movies, feature films, documentaries, series and formats. She is currently SVP of International Content at the deficit-financing film and TV studio Happy Accidents.
A dynamic and engaging polyglot communicator, Sarah speaks 5 languages. She regularly shares her expertise as a panelist and lecturer at global film and TV conferences. She has held speaking engagements at NATPE, DISCOP, Rose d’Or and European Broadcasting Union. Since 2016, she has been an International Emmys judge. She is also a contributor to the industry publication Format Espresso.
Previously, Sarah was SVP International for GRB Studios, where she worked with the development team on UK-US true crime coproductions. Sarah is co-creator of LOVE AT FIRST BITE, which aired on Discovery. She is now developing series for the US and Canada, co-developing with US and European partners, and adapting a book into a feature screenplay.
Sarah has contributed management skills in consultancy roles, furthering clients’ agendas to acquire, develop and co-produce original content. She has worked with local and global teams, leading content strategy for 34 production companies. Deep relationships with the industry's top writers, directors, producers, channels and platforms has given her expert knowledge on emerging content trends.
Notably, Sarah headed the global format sales and acquisitions divisions at Zodiak, a role which quickly expanded into film and scripted series, greenlighting series into development . She collaborated on award-winning films such as THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO and the BBC series WALLANDER, starring Kenneth Branagh.
Private Month Mentorship
Each month mentorship kicks off with a preliminary 15-min. call to set expectations and lay out strategy for the month. Writer will have email access to the executive plus 4x one-hour consultations with the exec. Exec will read up to 4 scripts in one month (different drafts of the same script or 4 different scripts) and conduct 4x one-hour story notes calls. Calls can also include feedback on your pitch, branding, or career strategy.
If you pay with the deposit/payment plan, your second half will be due the 2nd week of the Mentorship. If you need a different type of payment plan, email dorian@roadmapwriters.com.
**Please note feature screenplays are limited to 120 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a Month Mentorship on screenplays exceeding 120 pages.
What To Expect
After registering, you will receive an automatic Order Confirmation email. Then Roadmap's Director of Consultations, Terra Joy, will get your mentor looped in with you! If you do not hear from Terra or the exec within 3 days of registering, feel free to email terra@roadmapwriters.com for an update.
Before starting your Month Mentorship, please ensure you are familiar with our Code of Conduct.