Logline: A tennis-loving grandmother takes a second chance to follow her youthful dream of playing community college tennis to thwart her spiteful ex-sister-in-law, the athletic director, who wants to eliminate the low-performing women’s team. The series follows Lina’s struggles, triumphs and frustrations, as she battles to save the team while navigating her new life as a divorced middle-aged student-athlete at quirky Kumquat Cove Community College.
Genre: Half hour single camera TV comedy pilot
Accolades: WINNER Stowe Story Labs 2023 Law Firm of Stacy A Davis Fellowship, WINNER BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY California Women’s Film Festival Winter 2024, WINNER BEST FEMALE SCREENWRITER Los Angeles CineFest 2024, WINNER BEST COMEDY TELEPLAY Portland Comedy Film Festival 2023, WINNER BEST TELEVISION COMEDY SCREENPLAY Golden State Film Festival 2023, FINALIST Wiki Screenplay Contest-Dec 2022, SEMIFINALIST Cinequest 2023-24, SEMIFINALIST Outstanding Screenplays TV Pilot Competition, SEMIFINALIST Scriptmatix Pilot Season 2024, SEMIFINALIST Scriptmatix Fellowship 2023, SEMIFINALIST Mad Wife Productions Fellowship 2023, QUARTERFINALIST CineStory TV Fellowship & Retreat, QUARTERFINALIST ScreenCraft TV Pilot Competition 2024, QUARTERFINALIST Outstanding Screenplays TV Pilot Cometition, QUARTERFINALIST Filmatic Inroads Fellowship Season 6, QUARTERFINALIST Filmatic TV Pilot Awards Season 8, OFFICIAL SELECTION Women’s Comedy Film Festival in Atlanta..
TRUE FICTION Podcast Interview with Candace and the table read.
Season 5, Episode 8
TABLE READ CAST
Lina: Kathleen McKinley
Teresa: Julie Logan
Marsha: Alyssa Benitez
Elaine: Faith Sidlow
Gloria: Cheryl Gardner
Narrator: Jan Edwards
PORTLAND COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL interview in May 2023.
Candace Lee Egan 