A Woman of Three Nations

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Logline              In order to support and protect her eleven children, Juana Briones, an undaunted and                               illiterate medicine woman, leaves her alcoholic physically abusive husband to become

                           a thriving entrepreneur in 19th century California as it transitions from control by Spain, 

                           to Mexico and then to the United States

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Project Type     Feature–length Dramatic Historical Film (or Limited Series)

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Writers              The film is based on Juana Briones of 19th Century California, a historical novel by                                     Jeanne Farr McDonnell .  An award-winning screenwriter with a great love for this 

                           project has been identified and looks forward to writing the script.  We are in the 

                           process of raising development funding for the writing of the script. 

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Director             Appropriate award–winning directors have been identified. Once a script is available,

directors will be contacted, one-by-one, until the director for the project is located. 

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Actors                Award–winning actors to play Juana Briones, and other

citizens of early San Francisco, have been identified.  Once a script is available, actors will be contacted.

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• The novel, Juana Briones of 19th Century California, by Jeanne Farr McDonnell is available in paperback and e-book, forms.