Betsy Morris is a Philly girl now living and writing in the San Diego sun with her husband and her unnecessarily judgmental cats.
She often writes comedy and romance—even when the project doesn’t really require either. She also has a deep love for female-driven action and thrillers.
Betsy’s written a number of indie films (TEN INCH HERO, LAST CALL AT MURRAY’S) as well as several TV projects (SNOWCOMING, A SONG FOR CHRISTMAS). Her latest is the upcoming MATCH ME IF YOU CAN.
Betsy won Austin Film Festival’s top Comedy award and will probably force you to look at the typewriter trophy at some point. Betsy also speaks fluent sarcasm and can turn anything into a bulleted list.
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And speaking about projects….
Match Me If You Can
When a computer nerd is rejected by an online dating service as “unmatchable,” she declares war on the service, becoming a reluctant spokeswoman for all the frustrated singles out there. There’s just one problem: the dating service swears they didn’t reject her.
Match Me If You Can is with MY Productions, directed by Marian Yeager.
Read Betsy’s story of how this project started, because it’s some crazy stuff.
Right now, Betsy’s focused on these projects….
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Troop Mulligan
When their carefully-constructed lives cave in, two life-long friends cope by forming an unconventional scout troop for women their own age.
Co-written with Betsy’s BFF Venessa Solen.
Genre: Female-Driven Comedy
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Lily's Summer
Newly divorced, Marna moves to her beloved grandfather’s ranch for the summer, to help him clean it up to sell. Once there, she impulsively takes on a wild horse that the previous owners say is too cranky, too unpredictable to be worth anything.
With the help of Levi, the local veterinarian, Marna commits to giving the horse—and herself—one summer to heal their hearts. But when an emergency happens, both Marna and the horse have to overcome their fears to get the help they need.
Genre: Feel-Good Light Drama/Romance
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Mama Bear
When her rebellious teen posts her picture on Instagram, a soccer mom's secret espionage past comes knocking on her door--in the form of a death squad hired by a powerful enemy. Now Mom has to come out of retirement long enough to destroy her foe and figure out who is pulling the strings...all while keeping her daughter safe.
It’s John Wick/Taken except she’s a single working mom, and they’re all on her last goddamn nerve.
Genre: Action, with a minor in Comedy
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Fletcher's Wake
In a quaint fishing town, Barrie Scott has just buried her husband of 41 years. For the first time in her life--and with 61 candles on her next cake--Barrie is alone, with no idea what she should do next.
But one thing's for sure. Barrie refuses to do what everyone expects: sell her house, move to a retirement home, and wait to die.
Little by little, Barrie tests the waters, trying to remember who she was before she became Mrs. Fletcher Scott. But the more she tries to cut a new path for herself, the more people try to drag her back into her old rut.
Genre: Female-Driven Comedy/Drama