Rebecca Swan
Rebecca Swan is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for working in the horror genre.
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Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | January 19, 1970
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Screenwriter, filmmaker |
Biography
Rebecca Swan (previously Scott Swan) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1970. She is the first transgender screenwriter of a produced theatrical horror movie.[1] She is the co-screenwriter of director John Carpenter's two Masters of Horror episodes: Cigarette Burns and Pro-Life. These episodes were produced as part of the Masters series for Showtime. [2] When the anthology series moved to NBC in 2008, she cowrote "Skin & Bones", an episode for the retitled show Fear Itself. [3]
Swan's most recent work is the 2018 horror movie Extremity. Shot in the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada in 2017, Swan co-wrote the screenplay, served as associate producer and second unit director, and also appears in the movie briefly.[4]
Filmography as writer
- Cigarette Burns (2005)
- Pro-Life (2006)
- Skin & Bones (2008)
- The Profane Exhibit (2013)
- Extremity (2018)
- The Final Interview (2018)
Theatre as writer
- Sticks & Stones (1994)
- Broken Bones (1995)
References
- http://www.nightmarishconjurings.com/2018/10/18/interview-writer-rebecca-swan-for-extremity/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448190/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_8
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1117027/?ref_=ttep_ep8
- "CINEMA IN EXTREMIS: Writers David Bond & Scott Swan Are Changing the Rules of Horror", Blumhouse.com, retrieved 2017-03-24