LAURA SWEENEY is a screenwriter, director and actress. Her scripts

have been finalists at Nantucket Film Festival, HollyShorts and Screencraft Script Fund. Laura_x0019_s self-produced pilot MOMMY MAFIA was a finalist at Chicago Amarcord Arthouse Television Awards and a Winner Award of Merit at Indie Fest Film Awards.

She had a feature film in development with Aloris Entertainment and previously has had

television projects optioned by North South Productions. Laura wrote and directed a short experimental film called THE NECK. She co-wrote the short film SOLSTICE with award- winning Writer/Director Lisandro Perez-Rey. Most recently, she wrote a short film adaptation of John Milton_x0019_s PARADISE LOST which was produced by EdLu and Poor Monster Productions which received positive reviews. Also, she has created and starred in two different ongoing web series: The Mothership and Theater Bitches. Austin Pendleton, Sidney Lumet, Oleg Tabokov and Achim Freyer are just a few of the notable directors and actors sh