Rebecca James, a screenwriter and musical theatre book and lyrics writer from Queensland, Australia.
Rebecca has a rich background, having studied writing at QPIX and directing at NIDA, earning recognition with the Kodak TVS Award for Best Script. Before her writing career, she travelled the world solo, worked internationally in marketing for hospitals and power tools, became a successful real estate entrepreneur, qualified as a graphic designer, taught mindfulness meditation and horse riding, and honed her skills as a psychic/medium, visionary and more.
Now, she focuses on creating cutting-edge tent pole features for global audiences, biopics about inspiring artists and geniuses for film and musical theatre, and high-concept quality indie scripts. All works are structurally sound, contain at least five never before seen elements, humor and emotional depth.
Rebecca lives a Zen Lux life: writing, walking in nature, enjoying meaningful relationships, travelling the world to immerse herself in culture, attend unique events and delight in people. She contributes to humanity by 'being the change she wishes to see in the world.' (Ghandi)
*** Scripts Available for all projects listed on request
Unique traits: Big laugh, witty humor
Entering Orbit Independent A sceptic, funeral photographer teams up with an elderly, psychic photobomber to document evidence of the afterlife, to find the courage to turn off his wife’s life support and heal his heart.
The Trip of a LIfetime Independent An emotionally bereft salesman impulsively takes his anti-depressant, dependent wife to a deserted tropical island to honour a promise to his dead son, only to discover his son inadvertently, pre-planned the adventure to heal their relationship before his death.
The Last Unicorn Independent ⋄ Family In a cloistered convent on the edge of the world, an abandoned orphan is visited by a unicorn—and with it, a destiny that will unearth her past, and awaken gifts only the truly innocent can wield.
Secret Women's Business Independent When a disillusioned housewife escapes to the Kimberley, she finds healing in wild landscapes, unexpected love in a rogue photographer, and a deeper truth through connection with Indigenous women—awakening a legacy that empowers her daughter to live an authentic life.
The Mind Unshaken (Spec Script) Independent A crippled girl from London's East End finds her soul’s calling in the silence of the Himalayas, where, as the only nun among a thousand monks, she dares to reclaim a lost female legacy—defying tradition, surviving alone for years in a frozen cave, and ultimately awakening a new path for women in Buddhism.
Revolution Sports ⋄ Family A daring Dingo pup and a retired FMX legend with prosthetic limbs team up to shatter expectations—and gravity—in a death-defying quest to win Best Trick at the FMX World Cup and save their outback town from extinction.
Carpool
Film (short)
Producer
Joonba
Film (short)
Set Designer
Best Script - Kodak TVS Competition
Business Marketing Advanced Diploma
QPIX Diploma of Screenwriting
QPIX Diploma of Production
NIDA Directing Short Course