Terracotta Summer and Chamomile Winter Movies

August 2002

Screenwriter, Jeanne McKinney, and author, Anne Bradshaw, have adapted the novel, Terracotta Summer into a screenplay for a new motion picture entitled Season of Fire. There will be a sequel based on Anne's second book, Chamomile Winter. Anne and Jeanne are currently looking for US and UK involvement in the production, casting and distribution of these movies. Please email Jeanne McKinney or Anne Bradshaw for further information.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MOVIE SYNOPSIS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Feisty Ruth O'Shea sets sail for America from her English homeland in the early 1960s, thinking she's leaving family troubles behind. Only her oldest brother Gerald, who harbors a dark secret, knows why she's disappeared.

Fueled with fear and hate, Ruth runs into an unsuspected web of intrigue and romance onboard ship. Back in England, the rest of Ruth's family put their faith through fire as nephew Patrick's rebellion and nephew Ken's misfortune strike close to home.

Trouble follows the O'Sheas around. Fleeing from the past, Ruth finds herself trapped in a dangerous drug ring. Fielding the present, missionary Ken is forced to stand tall for his beliefs, and politically minded Patrick falls away to the I.R.A.

A family bound by the Gospel of Jesus Christ is tested and torn as forgiveness meets repentance, and faith promises new beginnings. The fire of `The Spirit' sparks the O'Shea's as they turn back to God, and discover ancestral roots on burnished Irish soil.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE WRITERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Jeanne McKinney
Jeanne McKinney, who was featured on the May 22, 2002 cover of Meridian Magazine.com, has for the past 13 years written for television, corporate, radio, print, music and film. In addition to this feature-length movie script Season of Fire, she is currently working on a sequel to Season of Fire; a historical documentary; and a short feature children's film. She will also be conducting a screenwriting workshop at the Salt Lake City Film Festival in August 2002, where her screenplays, Butterfly in Winter and Ancient Warrior and the Atucan City of Gold are competition finalists. Her award-winning short film project, Shattered Dreams will also be screened.

Along with writing, Jeanne has produced and directed a variety of film and video projects. Her own production/writing business, AVtek Productions, has been operating successfully for many years. This steady accumulation of work has resulted in 10 written, polished and completed screenplays (5 features, 3 shorts, 2 PSA shorts) in different genres, (Character-driven and family drama, sci-fi, romantic comedy, animated/adventure). One film short, A Sure Connection, and one PSA short, Shattered Dreams, have been developed and produced; one feature, Butterfly in Winter was optioned for a television movie. Jeanne's portfolio also includes a synopsis for two sequels to: Ancient Warrior and the Atucan City of Gold (written) and one feature film project, True Friends Never Die (yet to be written). She was also First Assistant Director on a recent film project, Life Chronicles I: Another (2002).

Anne Bradshaw
Anne Bradshaw is the author of 2 published novels set in the UK – Terracotta Summer, and its sequel, Chamomile Winter. The movie script for Season of Fire is an adaptation of Terracotta Summer, with the sequel to follow.

Anne has been writing for 14 years, mainly short stories and articles for the New Era magazine, together with numerous articles for LDS Internet sites such as Meridian Magazine, Mahonri, Mormonchic, LDS Writers, Mormon Life, and rulds2. She authored the article about Jeanne McKinney that is still running on www.meridianmagazine.com, and has her own website at www.annebradshaw.com.